Nurses

Summary

A request was made to the Department of Health and Social Care for data on vacant nursing and care assistant posts at Nobles and Ramsey hospitals, as well as sickness absence figures. The authority disclosed all requested information, providing specific vacancy counts for March 2017 and April 2018, and the number of staff absent on April 1, 2018.

Key Facts

• There were 72 vacant qualified nursing posts at Nobles and Ramsey as of 1st March 2017.
• Vacant qualified nursing posts increased to 83 by 1st April 2018.
• There were 14 vacant Health Care Assistant posts in March 2017, rising to 23 in April 2018.
• On 1st April 2018, a total of 16 staff members (2 HCAs, 3 Senior HCAs, and 11 Registered Nurses) were absent due to sickness.
• The response clarified that vacant posts include those under review, awaiting deletion, or actively being recruited.

Data Disclosed

• 72
• 83
• 14
• 23
• 2
• 3
• 11
• 1st March 2017
• 1st April 2018
• 449335

Original Request

The number of vacant posts for qualified nursing posts at Nobles and Ramsey as at 1st March 2017 The number of vacant posts for qualified nursing posts at Nobles and Ramsey as at the1st April 2018 Same for care assisants The number of persons from the three groups above who were absent from work on the 1st April 2018

Data Tables (1)

Data Tables (reformatted)

Full Response Text

Chief Executive: Malcolm Couch Freedom of Information Team DHSC Digital Cronk Coar Strang IM4 4RJ

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

Our ref: 449335 16 May 2018

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 27 April 2018 which states:

"Q1: The number of vacant posts for qualified nursing posts at Nobles and Ramsey as at 1st March 2017 Q2: The number of vacant posts for qualified nursing posts at Nobles and Ramsey as at the1st April 2018 Q3: Same for care assistants Q4: The number of persons from the three groups above who were absent from work on the 1st April 2018"

Our response to your request is as follows: I have detailed below the information that is being released to you. Question 01: There were 72 vacant qualified nursing posts at Nobles and Ramsey as at 1st March 2017. Question 02: There were 83 vacant qualified nursing posts at Nobles and Ramsey as at 1st April 2018. Question 03: There were 14 vacant Health Care Assistant posts at Nobles and Ramsey as at 1st March 2017. There were 23 vacant Health Care Assistant posts at Nobles and Ramsey as at 1st April 2018. Please note that the vacant posts will include those that are under review or awaiting deletion as well as posts that are actively being recruited to. Question 04: 2 Health Care Assistants, 3 Senior Health Care Assistants and 11 Registered Nurses were absent through sickness on 1st April 2018.

Please quote the reference number 449335 in any future communications.

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I will now close your request as of this date.

Yours sincerely