asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many medical vacancies have occurred, and in what departments, in Altnagelvin hospital during the last 12 months; how many have been filled; and how many are still vacant;
| Medical staff | Posts vacant during year | Appointments during year | Posts still vacant | |||
| CONSULTANTS (12 posts) | ||||||
| Anaesthetics | … | … | … | 2 | — | 2 |
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| Chest medicine | … | … | … | 1 | — | 1 |
| Geriatrics | … | … | … | 1 | — | 1 |
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| Obstetrics and gynaecology | … | … | … | 1 | 1 | — |
| Oral surgery | … | … | … | 1 | 1 | — |
| Orthopaedics | … | … | … | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ophthalmology | … | … | … | 1 | — | 1 |
| Radiology | … | … | … | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pathology | … | … | … | 2 | — | 2 |
| REGISTRARS (20 posts) | ||||||
| Anaesthetics | … | … | … | 5 | All posts filled; in 3 cases junior house officers have been appointed in lieu. | |
| Ear, nose and throat | … | … | … | 1 | ||
| General medicine | … | … | … | 3 | ||
| General surgery | … | … | … | 3 | ||
| Obstetrics and gynaecology | … | … | … | 3 | ||
| Oral surgery | … | … | … | 1 | ||
| Orthopaedics | … | … | … | 1 | ||
| Paediatrics | … | … | … | 1 | ||
| Radiology | … | … | … | 2 | ||
| SENIOR HOUSE OFFICERS (32 posts) | ||||||
| Accident and emergency | … | … | … | 5 | All posts filled. | |
| Anaesthetics | … | … | … | 4 | ||
| Chest medicine | … | … | … | 1 | ||
| Ear, nose and throat | … | … | … | 1 | ||
| General medicine | … | … | … | 9 | ||
| General surgery | … | … | … | 1 | ||
| Geriatrics | … | … | … | 1 | ||
| Obstetrics and gynaecology | … | … | … | 4 | ||
| Orthopaedics | … | … | … | 1 | ||
| Paediatrics | … | … | … | 3 | ||
| Rheumatology | … | … | … | 1 | ||
| Vanerology | … | … | … | 1 | ||
| HOUSE OFFICERS (10 posts) | ||||||
| General medicine | … | … | … | 3 | All posts filled. | |
| General surgery | … | … | … | 2 | ||
| Geriatrics | … | … | … | 1 | ||
| Orthopaedics | … | … | … | 2 | ||
| Paediatrics | … | … | … | 1 | ||
| Rheumatology | … | … | … | 1 | ||
(2) how many vacancies have occurred in the nursing staff at Altnagelvin hospital during the last 12 months; how many of these posts have been filled; and how many are still vacant;
(3) how many vacancies have arisen in the industrial and domestic staff in Altnagelvin hospital during the last 12 months; how many posts are still vacant and how many have been filled; how many were filled from the employees within the hospital; and of the latter, in how many cases temporary staff were made permanent on their temporary posts, and how many temporary staff were not appointed to the post in which they were employed in that temporary capacity.
[pursuant to his reply, 13 November 1979, c. 553]: Information for the year ending 31 October 1979 is:
Medical staff
| Posts vacant during year
| Appointments during year
| Posts still vacant
| |||
| NURSING STAFF | ||||||
| Ward sister/charge nurse | … | … | … | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Staff midwife | … | … | … | 41 | 38 | 3 |
| State registered nurse (full-time) | … | … | … | 62 | 61 | 1 |
| State registered nurse (part-time) | … | … | … | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| State enrolled nurse | … | … | … | 18 | 18 | — |
| Nursing auxiliary | … | … | … | 21 | 16 | 5 |
| OTHERS | ||||||
| Maintenance, ancillary and general staff including domestic staff | 110 | 109* | 1 | |||
* Five posts were filled by temporary employees within the hospital. Information about the number of temporary staff who competed unsuccessfully for posts in which they were employed is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. | ||||||