AQW 20666/22-27

Mrs Michelle Guy
Alliance Party
Lagan Valley

Tabled Date: 15/01/2025
Answered On Date: 30/01/2025
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the current number of health visitor job vacancies, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.

Answer:

The information on Health and Social Care (HSC) vacancies actively being recruited by staff group and organisation is published by my Department on a quarterly basis. The latest available information refers to 30 September 2024 and can be found at the following link:

https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/topics/dhssps-statistics-and-research/workforce-statistics

A breakdown of health visitor vacancies actively being recruited by HSC Trust as at 30 September 2024, is detailed in the table below:

HSC Health Visitor Vacancies Actively Being Recruited as at 30 September 2024

HSC Trust	Vacancies Actively Being Recruited
Belfast	5
Northern	4
South Eastern	6
Southern	6
Western	2
Total	23

Source: Information & Analysis Directorate, DoH