AQW 53385/11-16


Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry


Tabled Date: 25/01/2016
Answered On Date: 23/03/2016
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of additional front line Northern Ireland Ambulance Service staff that have been (i) recruited; and (ii) trained in the last twelve months.


Answer:
The number of employees who took up post in the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service via a recruitment process between 1 January and 31 December 2015 is given in the following table.
Internal
External
TOTAL
Ambulance Care Attendant
18
67
85
Trainee Emergency Medical Technician
66
0
66
Emergency Medical Technician
16
8
24
Paramedic
40
8
48
RRV Paramedic
5
0
5
TOTAL
145
83
228
The number of employees who were required to undertake a formal training programme prior to undertaking operational duties between 1 January and 31 December 2015 is given in the following table.
Internal
External
TOTAL
Ambulance Care Attendant
0
67
67
Trainee Emergency Medical Technician
66
0
66
TOTAL
66
67
133