Written Answers to Questions - Northern Ireland Assembly

Friday 20 July 2012 Written Answers
Mr Poots: There have been a total of 1,696 non-medical posts in the Health and Social Care that have
been upgraded as a result of re-evaluation in the last five years. 502 of these were in Belfast HSC
Trust, 289 in the Northern HSC Trust, 258 in the South Eastern HSC Trust, 377 in the Southern HSC
Trust, 263 in the Western HSC Trust and 7 in the NI Ambulance Services Trust.
Voluntary Early Retirements in Health and Social Care Trusts
Mr McNarry asked the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the Voluntary
Early Retirements in all Health and Social Care Trusts over the last twelve months including the cost
and savings achieved.
(AQW 13475/11-15)
Mr Poots: There have been a total of 86 Voluntary Early Retirements in the Health and Social Care
Trusts in the period 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012. The total cost was £4,859,524 and the total savings
that will be achieved as a result of these early retirements is £6,628,141 over the payback period.
A breakdown of this information by Trust is as follows:
■ Belfast HSC Trust: 19: cost £1.5m, savings of £1.5m;
■ Northern HSC Trust: 34: cost £1,157,427, savings of £2,740,680;
■ South Eastern HSC Trust: 8: cost £443,971, savings of £420,173;
■ Southern HSC Trust: 21: cost £1,473,923, savings of £1,682,185;
■ Western HSC Trust: 4: cost of £284,203, savings of £285,103.
There have been no Voluntary Early Retirements in the NI Ambulance Service Trust over the last twelve
months.
Cyberknife SBRT Treatment
Mr McDevitt asked the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety how many people have
been referred for Cyberknife SBRT treatment in each of the last five years.
(AQW 13476/11-15)
Mr Poots: I have been advised by the Health and Social Care Board that information on the number of
people referred for CyberKnife Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy treatment in the 2007 calendar year is
not available.
Information on the number of people who have been referred for CyberKnife Stereotactic Body
Radiotherapy treatment, during each calendar year since 2008, is detailed in the table below:
year
WA 554
No. of people referred for
CyberKnife SBRT treatment
2008 8
2009 21
2010 30
2011 3
Source: Health and Social Care Board
Permanent GP in Ederney, Co Fermanagh
Mr Flanagan asked the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (i) for an update on his
Department’s efforts to secure a permanent GP in Ederney, Co Fermanagh; (ii) when the recruitment of