AQW 29036/22-27
Mr Danny Donnelly
Alliance Party
East Antrim
Tabled Date: 20/06/2025
Answered On Date: 07/07/2025
Priority Written: No
Question:
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the professional and administrative staffing resources currently available to support (i) the Chief Medical Officer; (ii) the Chief Nursing Officer; (iii) the Chief Dental Officer; (iv) the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer; (v) the Chief Allied Health Professions Officer; (vi) the Chief Social Work Officer; and (vii) the Chief Scientific Officer, broken down by (a) employment category: (b) full-time permanent; (c) part-time permanent; (d) full-time secondments; (e) part-time secondments; (f) full-time temporary staff; (g) part-time temporary staff; and (h) administrative staff.
Answer:
The information requested is detailed in the table below. | Chief Medical Officer2 | Chief Dental Officer2 | Chief Scientific Advisor2 | Chief Pharmaceutical Officer2 | Chief Nursing Officer4 | Chief Allied Health Professional Officer 4 | Chief Social Work Officer | Administrative staff | 113 | | | 16 | 19 | 3 | 12 | | Professional staff by Employment Category1 | Full-time permanent | 3 | | | 7 | | | 3 | Part-time permanent | 2 | | | | | | 1 | Full-time secondments | 2 | | | | 6 | 2 | 5 | Part-time secondments | 6 | | | | 4 | 1 | | Full-time temporary staff | | | | | | | | Part-time temporary staff | | | | | | | |
Table Notes: 1Employment Category has been interpreted as a heading rather than a category in its own right. Administrative Staff have not been broken down by category. 2The Chief Professional Officers (Dental, Scientific, Environmental Health, Pharmaceutical and Psychological Professions) within CMO Group report to CMO. 3 With the exemption of the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, the Office of CMO provides administrative support across all Chief Professional Officers within CMOG. 4 All Chief Nursing Officer Group staff work under the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), including the Chief Allied Health Professional Officer and the Chief Midwifery Officer, with many staff often supporting all three Chief Professional Officers within their role. It should be noted that staff who provide support to multiple Chief Professional Officers within CNO Group have been recorded against CNO.
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