AQW 2669/17-22

Ms Paula Bradshaw
Alliance Party
South Belfast

Tabled Date: 25/02/2020
Answered On Date: 11/03/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health to outline his plans to ensure that sufficient numbers of podiatrists are recruited over the period of the Transformation of Health and Social Services, as outlined in Delivering Together; and what resources exist for additional training which may be required.

Answer:

I expect to receive shortly the recommendations of the Podiatry Workforce Review currently being concluded by my Department. I anticipate that these will address the level of pre-registration and post-registration training commissioned by my Department.

I will be able to consider the affordability of these recommendations once the Department’s budget for 2020/21 has been agreed.