AQW 36151/22-27


Mr Daniel McCrossan
Social Democratic and Labour Party
West Tyrone


Tabled Date: 24/11/2025
Answered On Date: 05/02/2026
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of staff dismissed due to breaches of, or actions taken under, the attendance management policy, in each of the last five years, broken down by (i) Health and Social Care Trust; (ii) staff band; and (iii) professional grouping.


Answer:
Please note: The information in the tables below was requested from and provided by the Trusts for the purpose of this response. Due to the sensitive nature of the data and the risk of identifying individuals, values of five or fewer have been suppressed and are represented by ‘<5’ response.
(i) Health and Social Care Trust
2020/21
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
2024/25
BHSCT
110
114
90
156
130
NIAS
0
<5
0
<5
9
NHSCT
36
40
36
85
55
SHSCT
69
60
76
125
74
SEHSCT
42
65
46
49
124
WHSCT
32
52
37
58
56
(ii) Staff Band
2020/21
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
2024/25
Band 1
43
12
<5
<5
<5
Band 2
74
132
105
143
137
Band 3
78
97
110
172
153
Band 4
14
11
11
34
32
Band 5
34
35
19
59
60
Band 6
26
26
19
32
33
Band 7
14
8
9
23
15
Band 8A
<5
<5
<5
6
9
Band 8B
<5
<5
<5
<5
<5
Band 8C
0
<5
0
<5
<5
Band 8D
<5
0
<5
0
0
Band 9
0
0
0
0
0
Medical and Dental
2020/21
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
2024/25
Resident Doctor/Dentist
0
0
0
0
0
SAS
0
<5
<5
<5
<5
Consultant
0
<5
<5
<5
<5
Community Dentist
0
0
<5
0
0
Other
<5
0
<5
0
0
(iii) Professional Grouping
2020/21
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
2024/25
Admin & Clerical
40
56
46
76
75
Estates
<5
<5
<5
13
<5
Nursing & Midwifery
73
65
56
109
94
Professional & Technical
23
20
16
38
40
Social Services
73
103
92
141
117
Support Services
74
78
67
91
104
Medical & Dental
<5
6
<5
<5
6
Ambulance
0
<5
0
<5
9