My Department does not collate information in relation to the numbers employed in the private health sector.
The following table sets out (i) the numbers employed in the public health service at December 2007 and December 2011 (latest data) by grade category; and (ii) the changes in the numbers employed during that period:
Numbers (WTE excld. career break) employed in the public health service
|
Grade category
|
31/12/2007
|
31/12/2011
|
Change between Dec 2007 and Dec 2011
|
|
Medical/Dental
|
8,005.00
|
8,331.14
|
326.14
|
|
Nursing
|
39,005.99
|
35,902.20
|
-3,103.79
|
|
Health and Social Care Professionals
|
15,704.67
|
16,217.42
|
512.75
|
|
Management/Admin
|
18,043.36
|
15,983.48
|
-2,059.88
|
|
General Support Staff
|
12,899.83
|
10,449.85
|
-2,449.98
|
|
Other Patient and Client Care
|
17,846.03
|
17,508.30
|
-337.73
|
|
Total
|
111,504.88
|
104,392.39
|
-7,112.49
|
Notes:
(1) Excludes home helps;
(2) student nurses are included in the 2007 employment ceiling on the basis of 3.5 students equating to 1 wholetime equivalent — the Dec 2007 employment level adjusted for student nurses on the above basis is 110,664 WTEs; and
(3) the data for Other Patient and Client Care and General Support Staff may have been affected by reclassification between grade categories.
The table below sets out (i) the numbers of staff employed in the Management/Administrative grade category, by grade group; and (ii) the changes in the numbers employed during that period:
Numbers (WTE excld. career break) employed in the Management/Administrative grade category
|
Grade group
|
31/12/2007
|
31/12/2011
|
Change between Dec 2007 and Dec 2011
|
|
General Administrative [III to VII]
|
16,011.20
|
14,231.01
|
-1,780.19
|
|
Management [VIII+]
|
1,237.43
|
1,087.07
|
-150.36
|
|
Other Administrative
|
794.73
|
665.4
|
-129.33
|
|
Total
|
18,043.36
|
15,983.48
|
-2,059.88
|
The current Employment Control Framework for the health sector gives the HSE some flexibility in relation to filling posts in order to protect frontline services in so far as possible while still achieving the required staff reduction targets. In addition, the Public Service Agreement allows the HSE to redeploy staff based on service need. Nevertheless, the overall target reduction in numbers must be met, which will undoubtedly pose a significant challenge.
