Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many nursing staff there are at Belvoir hospital; how many of the staff have now been advised of their grades; and how many appeals against their grades have been received.
§ Mr. NeedhamThere are 280 nursing staff employed at Belvoir hospital, all of whom have been advised of their grades. No formal appeals have been received but 48 nurses have been involved in informal discussions with management about their grades.
§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the value of the salary increase payable to a night sister expressed as a percentage increase over salary received prior to re-grading.
§ Mr. NeedhamAs a result of the clinical regrading review for nurses, midwives and health visitors, night sisters can be placed on one of three new pay scales. The value of the salary increase expressed as a percentage over salary received prior to re-grading for each payscale is as follows:
Scale Range of percentage pay increase F 4.2–13.3 G 16.0–33.6 H 27.9–49.4
Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many nursing staff there are at Ards hospital; how many staff have now been advised of their grades; and how many appeals against their grades have been received.
§ Mr. NeedhamThere are 293 nursing staff employed at Ards hospital, all of whom have been advised of their grades. No formal appeals have been received but 42 nurses have been involved in informal discussions with management about their grades.
Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many nursing staff there are at Forster Green hospital; how many of the staff have now been advised of their grades; and how many appeals against their grades have been received.
§ Mr. NeedhamThere are 81 nursing staff employed at Forster Green hospital, all of whom have been advised of their grades. No formal appeals have been received but 13 nurses have been involved in informal discussions with management about their grades.
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Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland why charge nurses and ward sisters are required to write to the director of nursing services to request positions or positional changes at Purdysburn hospital; whether this is normal procedure at hospitals within the Eastern Board area; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NeedhamCharge nurses and ward sisters are not normally required by the director of nursing services to write to him regarding positions or positional changes at Purdysburn hospital, nor is such a procedure normal practice at any hospital within the eastern board area. Management does however reserve the right to require such requests in writing.
Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many nursing staff there are at Purdysburn hospital; how many of the staff have now been advised of their grades; and how many appeals against their grades have been received.
§ Mr. NeedhamThere are 526 nursing staff employed at Purdysburn hospital, all of whom have been advised of their grades. No formal appeals have been received but 109 nurses have been involved in informal discussions with management about their grades.