AQW 11568/17-22


Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry


Tabled Date: 04/12/2020
Answered On Date: 17/12/2020
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of (a) hospital staff; and (b) intensive care staff that have resigned since March 2020; and (ii) the numbers of each that have cited stress as a factor in their decision to resign.


Answer:
Information on the number of Health and Social Care (HSC) staff who have resigned (includes those that transferred to another HSC organisation) between March 2020 and October 2020 is detailed in the table below. This information has been provided by HSC Trusts.
HSC Trust Permanent Staff Leavers (Resignation, including Transfer to Other HSC Organisation), between March 2020 and October 2020
HSC Trust
Hospital Leavers
ICU Leavers
Belfast
1,633 (1,495.4 WTE)
15 (13.4 WTE)
Northern
133 (110.7 WTE)
0
South Eastern
166 (139.3 WTE)
2 (2.0 WTE)
Southern
166 (135.1 WTE)
4 (3.0 WTE)
Western
149 (126.8 WTE)
6 (5.4 WTE)
Source: Human Resources, Payroll, Travel & Subsistence (HRPTS) system
It is not possible to identify if stress has been a factor in a staff member’s decision to resign or leave a HSC organisation.