To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many vacant consultant posts there are in Northern Ireland; in which trusts they are; and how many have been vacant for more than (a) three months, (b) six months and (c) 12 months. [116974]
Information for this question can be found in the following table:
Number of vacant consultant posts (WTE1) in Northern Ireland by trust and duration
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Health and Social Services (HSS) Trust
| Number of vacant
| Number vacant
| Number vacant
| Number vacant
|
| Foyle Community HSS Trust | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Green Park Healthcare HSS Trust | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Homefirst Community HSS Trust | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Mater Infirmorum Hospital HSS Trust | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Newry and Mourne HSS Trust | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| North and West Belfast HSS Trust | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Royal Group of Hospitals HSS Trust | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| South and East Belfast HSS Trust | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Sperrin Lakeland HSS Trust | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Ulster Community and Hospitals Group HSS Trust | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| United Hospitals Group HSS Trust | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| Total | 46.8 | 34.3 | 28.5 | 18.5 |
1 Whole time equivalent | ||||