AQW 17119/17-22

Ms Paula Bradshaw
Alliance Party
South Belfast

Tabled Date: 12/04/2021
Answered On Date: 20/04/2021
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health how many social work posts were vacant on (i) 6 April 2017; (ii) 6 April 2019; and (iii) 6 April 2021.

Answer:

Information on social work vacancies actively being recruited to in Health and Social Care (HSC) is collected and published on a quarterly basis. The table below details the position as at 31 March each year since 2017. Information at 31 March 2021 is due to be published on Wednesday 26th May 2021 at the following link: https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/articles/staff-vacancies

	31 March 2017	31 March 2018	31 March 2019	31 March 2020
HSC Social Worker vacancies actively being recruited to	151	247	508	413

Source: HSC Organisations