Vol. 523 No. 1
526 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Health and Children the number and categories of staff the hospitals in the Western Health Board area are seeking, on a hospital to hospital basis, giving details of the length of time these requests are awaiting ministerial approval; when he will sanction some of these appointments; and the appointments made over the past two years. [19354/00]
Applications for approval of posts received from the Western Health Board which have not been finalised by my Department are outlined in the following table. These posts will be considered in consultation with the Western Health Board in the context of competing priorities and the availability of additional resources for 2001. My Department has asked the Western Health Board to advise on the relative priority of these posts.
|
DateReceived |
Hospital |
Post/Service |
|
27/01/00 |
Roscommon/Portiuncula |
Consultant Radiologist and support staff |
|
7/6/00 |
UCHG |
Consultant Surgeon and support staff |
|
1/8/00 |
Mayo General |
Obstetrician/Gynaecologist and support staff |
|
21/07/00 |
Mayo General |
Consultant Physician and support staff |
|
22/07/00 |
Mayo General |
Consultant Radiologist and support staff |
|
10/08/00 |
Mayo General |
Consultant Paediatrician and support staff |
|
16/08/00 |
UCHG and Merlin Park |
Consultant Urologist and support staff |
|
DateReceived |
Hospital |
Post/Service |
|
3/3/00 |
Roscommon County |
1 Registrar, 1 House Officer, 1 Staff Nurse, 1 Clerical Officer, 1 Ward Attendant |
|
30/3/00 |
Mayo General |
3 Senior House Officers |
|
6/7/00 |
Mayo General |
3 Interns |
|
17/8/00 |
UCHG |
Principal Physicist |
|
Year |
No of posts – (Whole timeequivalent) |
|
1998 |
110.70 |
|
1999 |
302.40 |
|
2000 to date |
312.00 |
