The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below in respect of 2002 and 2003. Annual employment data for 2004 from the health service personnel census will be available by end March 2005.
The Deputy may wish to note however that the approved employment level for the health service has increased by 1,150 to 96,950 in wholetime equivalent terms, WTE, in 2004. A further increase of 1,200 WTE's has also recently been approved by my Department for the commissioning of new units in 2005.
Health Service Employment
(excluding Home Helps)
|
Grade Category
|
Change 2002 WTE
|
Change 2003 WTE
|
Medical/Dental
|
490
|
17
|
of which: Consultants
|
118
|
63
|
Nursing
|
1,966
|
370
|
Management/Administrative — Direct Patient Services1
|
624
|
49
|
Management/Administrative — Other2
|
351
|
28
|
Health and Social Care Professionals3
|
3,349
|
113
|
General Support Staff and Other Patient & Client Care3
|
—1,404
|
243
|
Total
|
5,377
|
820
|
Source: Department of Health & Children Personnel Census.
Notes:
1 Management Administrative —Direct Patient Services are staff who are of direct service to the public and include Consultant’s Secretaries, Out-Patient Department Personnel, Medical Records Personnel, Telephonists and other staff who are engaged in front-line duties.
2 Management/Administrative —Other are staff in the following categories: Payroll, Human Resource Management (including training), Service Managers, IT Staff, General Management Support and Legislative and Information Requirements.
3 The professionalisation of Child Care Workers/House Parents resulted in grade category shift of these grades from Other Patient Care to Health and Social Care Professionals in 2001-2002.