HC Deb 06 February 1976 vol 904 cc779-80W
Mr. McCusker

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will outline the selection procedure used to recruit ambulance drivers for Daisy Hill Hospital, Newry, County Down.

Mr. Moyle

The Southern Health and Social Services Board advertises vacancies for ambulance drivers in all the main local papers. Applications are con- sidered by an appointments panel constituted under appointment procedures approved by the Northern Ireland Department of Health and Social Services. The panel is composed of the area transport officer, an officer of the board's personnel division and an officer from the Newry and Mourne district. Candidates short-listed for interview are selected for appointment by this panel on the basis of a short written test, an oral interview and a driving test.