§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many overseas nurses are employed in Northern Ireland. [150744]
§ Angela SmithOverseas nurses are employed both within the private sector and the HPSS in Northern Ireland but information is only held in respect of HPSS employees. As at 31 December 2003, the total number of 461W overseas nurses employed within Health and Social Services Trusts in Northern Ireland was 709. Figures are detailed by Trust as follows.
HSS1 Trust Number Altnagelvin Group HSS Trust 24 Armagh and Dungannon HSS Trust 0 Belfast City Hospital HSS Trust 55 Causeway HSS Trust 14 Craigavon and Banbridge Comm. HSS Trust 0 Craigavon Area Hospital HSS Trust 50 Down Lisburn HSS Trust 42 Foyle Community HSS Trust 0 Greenpark Healthcare HSS Trust 47 Homefirst Community HSS Trust 20 Mater Infirmorum Hospital HSS Trust 24 Newry and Mourne HSS Trust 5 North and West Belfast HSS Trust 0 Royal Group of Hospitals HSS Trust 239 South and East Belfast HSS Trust 0 Sperrin Lakeland HSS Trust 40 Ulster Community and Hospitals Group HSS Trust 102 United Hospitals Group HSS Trust 47 Total 709 1 Health and Social Services