AQW 54226/11-16

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 12/02/2016
Answered On Date: 23/02/2016
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety , pursuant to AQW 52462/11-16, to detail (i) the number of overtime hours worked by nurses in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust in the last 12 months; (ii) the number of submissions for overtime hours the Northern Health and Social Care Trust has received from nurses in the last 12 months; and (iii) whether an overtime rate is paid to nurses that remain on duty after their shift hours have finished.

Answer:

& (ii)

This information is not readily available and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost

(iii)

An overtime rate of pay can on occasion be paid to staff if they stay on shift after it should have ended at the request of their shift supervisor. This is dependent upon the individual circumstances and whether staff have already worked hours up to full time in keeping with Agenda for Change terms and conditions of employment. Staff may also, if they prefer, avail of time in lieu for extra hours worked.