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WQ.261/2022
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES BY DEPUTY M.B. ANDREWS OF ST. HELIER NORTH
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 7th NOVEMBER 2022
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 14th NOVEMBER 2022
Question
“Will the Minister provide the number of locum staff recruited within Health and Community Services each year since 2017?”
Answer
Locum Staff
Please see below the number of locum (medical) staff recruited within Health and Community Services by year since 2017:
|
Year |
Total |
|
2017 |
59 |
|
2018 |
103 |
|
2019 |
92 |
|
2020 |
81 |
|
2021 |
123 |
|
2022 (as of 31st October 2022) |
153 |
Please note that locums are used to cover vacancies, annual leave and sickness absence. It is also worth noting that more than one locum may be used to cover the duration of the absence.
Agency Nurses and AHPs
The data shown below is the number of agency (nurses and Allied Health Professional) staff used within Health and Community Services for the requested years.
|
Year |
Nurses |
AHP |
|
2017 |
73 |
116 |
|
2018 |
85 |
113 |
|
2019 |
83 |
68* |
|
2020 |
127 |
57 |
|
2021 |
109 |
62 |
|
2022 |
131 |
75 |
*The reduction in numbers of AHP agency staff between 2018 and 2019 is due to Children’s Services moving out of HCS and over to CYPES.
It is worth noting that agency staff are used to cover vacancies, but more than one agency worker may be used to cover the duration of the vacancy.