asked the Minister for Health the number of health board hospitals where medical social workers are (a) employed and (b) not employed.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Medical Social Workers.
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Social workers employed by health boards are not necessarily based on hospitals and in cases where they are so based not all of their duties may be related to the hospitals concerned. The posts approved, throughout the health boards, for different categories of social workers are given on a list which, with the approval of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report.
Following is the list:
The number of approved posts of social worker in each of the health boards is as follows:
|
Health Board |
Senior Social Worker |
Social Worker |
Psychiatric Social Worker |
Total |
|
Eastern |
11 |
56 |
19 |
86 |
|
Midland |
2 |
10 |
2 |
14 |
|
Mid Western |
3 |
8 |
6 |
17 |
|
North Eastern |
3 |
7 |
2 |
12 |
|
North Western |
2 |
20 |
4 |
26 |
|
South Eastern |
4 |
12 |
— |
16 |
|
Southern |
8 |
21 |
9 |
38 |
|
Western |
3 |
24 |
9 |
36 |
|
Total |
36 |
158 |
51 |
245 |