Admin staff absences & nursing staff contracts

Summary

The request sought data on administration staff sickness absences and the employment status of non-island resident nurses on fixed-term contracts within the Department of Health and Social Care. The authority disclosed that 18 admin staff were off sick as of November 2019 and confirmed that no non-island resident nurses were employed on fixed-term contracts.

Key Facts

• As of 11 November 2019, there were 18 administrative staff absent due to illness.
• The Department of Health and Social Care employs zero non-island resident nurses on fixed-term contracts.
• The request was received on 18 November 2019 and closed on 26 November 2019.
• The data regarding staff absences was recorded on the People Information Programme (PIP) system.
• Clarification was provided to define 'off shore nurses' as non-island residents rather than specifically UK recruits.

Data Disclosed

• 18
• 11th November 2019
• 18th November 2019
• 26th November 2019
• 1038761
• 0

Original Request

Question 1: How many administration staff are absent due to illness across the Department of Health and Social Care? Question 2 How many off shore nurses are retained on short fixed term contracts? Are they on the same rate as permanent nurses? Clarification sought: Do you mean the number of nurses on a limited term contract who were recruited from the UK? Response: Just to be clear, non-island residents instead of UK.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Interim Chief Executive: Angela Murray Freedom of Information Team Department of Health & Social Care Chief Executive’s Office Crookall House Demesne Road Douglas Isle of Man IM1 3QA

Telephone :(01624) 642621 Email: dhsc@foi.gov.im Website: www.gov.im/dhsc

Our ref: 1038761 26th November 2019

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on the 18th November 2019 and states:

"Question 1: How many administration staff are absent due to illness across the Department of Health and Social Care? Question 2: How many off shore nurses are retained on short fixed term contracts? Are they on the same rate as permanent nurses? Clarification sought: Do you mean the number of nurses on a limited term contract who were recruited from the UK? Response: Just to be clear, non-island residents instead of UK."

Our response to your request is as follows: Question 1: How many administration staff are absent due to illness across the Department of Health and Social Care? As at the 11th November 2019 and recorded on PIP (People Information Programme, the electronic Human Resources and Payroll system) there were 18 administrative staff off sick.

Question 2: How many off shore nurses (non-island residents) are retained on short fixed term contracts? Are they on the same rate as permanent nurses? Records held by the Office of Human Resources indicate that none of the nurses employed by the Department of Health and Social Care on fixed term contracts are non-island residents.
Please quote the reference number 1038761 in any future communications.

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I will now close your request as of this date.

Yours sincerely