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WQ.483/2021
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES BY SENATOR S.W. PALLETT
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 29TH NOVEMBER 2021
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 6TH DECEMBER 2021
Question
Will the Minister provide the following details in relation to the rehabilitation services provided by Health and Community Services –
- the overall cost of providing rehabilitation services at Samares Ward in each year from 2015 to 2019 inclusive;
- a full breakdown of all staffing costs for Samares Ward for each year from 2015 to 2019 inclusive;
- the overall cost (estimated, if details are not available) of providing a rehabilitation service based at Plémont Ward for the period from 1st June 2020 to 31st May 2021;
- a full breakdown of the staffing costs (estimated, if details are not available) to provide a rehabilitation service on Plémont Ward between 1st June 2020 to 31st May 2021;
- who made the decision to close Samarès Ward at Overdale, and when that decision was made; and
- who was consulted prior to any decision to close Samares Ward at Overdale.
Answer
(a) & (b)
SAMARES WARD RUNNING COSTS 2015 TO 2019
Expenditure Type 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Ward Clerk £23,773 £31,692 £25,893 £29,529 £35,355 Registered Nurses £890,800 £925,167 £967,768 £967,210 £1,013,468 HealthCare Assistants £420,706 £428,500 £510,245 £584,690 £715,370 Medical Staffing £24,868 £26,355 £36,457 £50,956 £42,632 Therapy Staffing £449,552 £458,543 £467,714 £477,068 £481,839 Total Staff Expenditure £1,809,699 £1,870,258 £2,008,078 £2,109,454 £2,288,663 Administrative Expenses £4,436 £2,559 £4,163 £4,280 £4,500 Clinical supplies £15,898 £19,801 £19,889 £16,125 £18,872 Drugs & Vaccinations £38,490 £31,455 £37,976 £33,549 £45,445 Premises & Maintenance £2,400 £17,989 £1,899 £1,862 £437 Supplies and Services £22,895 £14,209 £20,028 £25,480 £25,022 Total Non Staff Expenditure £84,119 £86,012 £83,955 £81,296 £94,276 Income -£16,480 -£16,000 -£656 -£61 £0 Total Income -£16,480 -£16,000 -£656 -£61 £0 Total Expenditure £1,877,339 £1,940,270 £2,091,378 £2,190,689 £2,382,939
(c) & (d)
PLEMONT WARD RUNNING COSTS JUNE 2020 TO MAY 2021
Expenditure Type June 2020 to May
2021
Ward Clerk £24,530 Registered Nurses £916,491 HealthCare Assistants £697,531 Medical Staffing £40,043 Therapy Staffing £502,991 Total Staff Expenditure £2,181,586 Administrative Expenses £3,168 Clinical supplies £12,798 Drugs & Vaccinations £21,672 Premises & Maintenance £279 Supplies and Services £8,308 Total Non Staff Expenditure £46,225 Income £0 Total Income £0 Total Expenditure £2,227,811
- The decision to close the Samarès ward was a clinically-led decision in response to the Pandemic.
- There was a requirement to centralise the nursing and medical staff to the General Hospital in preparation for the anticipated admissions relating to the Pandemic. In addition, all medically fit patients were discharged from hospital to reduce their risk of catching Covid-19. Given the pressure to prepare, based on the initial modelling we were presented with, there was no time for an extensive consultation beyond the clinical teams. However, all staff and existing patients and their relatives were spoken to at that time, explaining the rationale for the ward closure as a result of the Pandemic.