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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES BY SENATOR Z. A. CAMERON
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 5th OCTOBER 2015
Question
Over the last 12 months how many members of staff were employed by the Health and Social Services Department on a temporary basis or stayed for less than a year and in what capacity were they employed?
Answer
113 staff (4.7% of the workforce) were employed on temporary contracts. The majority of these (37%) were civil servants (therapists, social workers, scientists, admin staff), junior doctors (32%) or nursing staff (15%).
Of these staff, 35 left after less than 1 year – the majority were junior doctors (24) rotating back to the UK as part of their planned training. Civil servants accounted for 7 of these staff.
In terms of permanent staff, 24 stayed for less than a year, mainly in nursing (10) and civil service (10) pay groups.