AQW 20666/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the current number of health visitor job vacancies, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
Asked by Michelle Guy MLA on 15 January 2025
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 15 January 2025
- Answer due by
- 30 January 2025
- Answered
- 30 January 202515 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The information on Health and Social Care (HSC) vacancies actively being recruited by staff group and organisation is published by my Department on a quarterly basis. The latest available information refers to 30 September 2024 and can be found at the following link:
https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/topics/dhssps-statistics-and-research/workforce-statistics
A breakdown of health visitor vacancies actively being recruited by HSC Trust as at 30 September 2024, is detailed in the table below:
HSC Health Visitor Vacancies Actively Being Recruited as at 30 September 2024
| HSC Trust | Vacancies Actively Being Recruited |
| Belfast | 5 |
| Northern | 4 |
| South Eastern | 6 |
| Southern | 6 |
| Western | 2 |
| Total | 23 |
Source: Information & Analysis Directorate, DoH