Asked by: Emma Little Pengelly (Democratic Unionist Party - Belfast South)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many doctors have left the NHS since the UK voted to leave the EU.
Answered by Steve Barclay - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
There has not been any significant change in the number of doctors and nurses leaving the National Health Service since the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, and they have moved broadly in line with the two years preceding the referendum.
Since the EU referendum, there are a total of 3,601 additional staff from EU27 countries.
NHS Digital publishes workforce statistics and the following tables show the number of doctors and nurses and health visitors who left NHS employment since the UK voted to leave the EU.
Leavers from NHS trusts and clinical commissioning groups in England from 30 June 2016 to 31 December 2017
| NHS Hospital and Community Health Service (HCHS) Doctors - Leavers (Headcount) | Nurses and Health visitors - Leavers (Headcount) |
June 2016 to June 2017 | 16,201 | 34,452 |
July 2017 to December 2017 | 12,125 | 17,871 |
Source: NHS Digital, HCHS workforce statistics.
Asked by: Emma Little Pengelly (Democratic Unionist Party - Belfast South)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many nurses have left employment with the NHS after the UK voted to leave the EU.
Answered by Steve Barclay - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
There has not been any significant change in the number of doctors and nurses leaving the National Health Service since the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, and they have moved broadly in line with the two years preceding the referendum.
Since the EU referendum, there are a total of 3,601 additional staff from EU27 countries.
NHS Digital publishes workforce statistics and the following tables show the number of doctors and nurses and health visitors who left NHS employment since the UK voted to leave the EU.
Leavers from NHS trusts and clinical commissioning groups in England from 30 June 2016 to 31 December 2017
| NHS Hospital and Community Health Service (HCHS) Doctors - Leavers (Headcount) | Nurses and Health visitors - Leavers (Headcount) |
June 2016 to June 2017 | 16,201 | 34,452 |
July 2017 to December 2017 | 12,125 | 17,871 |
Source: NHS Digital, HCHS workforce statistics.
Asked by: Emma Little Pengelly (Democratic Unionist Party - Belfast South)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the proportion of the total sleep-in back pay liability which will accrue to providers in the Belfast South constituency.
Answered by Caroline Dinenage
This information is not centrally held.
The Government is in discussions with the devolved administration as they work with social care sector representatives to better understand the impact of these liabilities in Northern Ireland.
Asked by: Emma Little Pengelly (Democratic Unionist Party - Belfast South)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations his Department has received about the sustainability of the social care sector in Northern Ireland when providers and those in receipt of personal budgets have to fund historical liabilities for sleep-in shifts.
Answered by Jackie Doyle-Price
The Government is in discussions with the devolved administration as they work with social care sector representatives to better understand the impact of these liabilities in Northern Ireland.
The Secretary of State receives representations on many issues, including regarding social care, but we have not identified any representations specifically relating to this issue.
The Secretary of State has an ongoing dialogue with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on many issues.
Asked by: Emma Little Pengelly (Democratic Unionist Party - Belfast South)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer about the sustainability of the social care sector in Northern Ireland when providers and those in receipt of personal budgets have to fund historical liabilities for sleep-in shifts.
Answered by Jackie Doyle-Price
The Government is in discussions with the devolved administration as they work with social care sector representatives to better understand the impact of these liabilities in Northern Ireland.
The Secretary of State receives representations on many issues, including regarding social care, but we have not identified any representations specifically relating to this issue.
The Secretary of State has an ongoing dialogue with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on many issues.
Asked by: Emma Little Pengelly (Democratic Unionist Party - Belfast South)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer about the sustainability of the social care sector in Northern Ireland when providers and those in receipt of personal budgets have to fund historical liabilities for sleep-in shifts.
Answered by Jackie Doyle-Price
The Government is in discussions with the devolved administration as they work with social care sector representatives to better understand the impact of these liabilities in Northern Ireland.
The Secretary of State receives representations on many issues, including regarding social care, but we have not identified any representations specifically relating to this issue.
The Secretary of State has an ongoing dialogue with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on many issues.
Asked by: Emma Little Pengelly (Democratic Unionist Party - Belfast South)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the future sustainability of the social care sector in Northern Ireland when providers and those in receipt of personal budgets have to fund historical liabilities for sleep-in shifts.
Answered by Jackie Doyle-Price
The Government is in discussions with the devolved administration as they work with social care sector representatives to better understand the impact of these liabilities in Northern Ireland.
The Secretary of State receives representations on many issues, including regarding social care, but we have not identified any representations specifically relating to this issue.
The Secretary of State has an ongoing dialogue with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on many issues.
Asked by: Emma Little Pengelly (Democratic Unionist Party - Belfast South)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of a one per cent pay increase for public sector staff in the NHS.
Answered by Philip Dunne
The cost of a pay increase depends on the size of the workforce and the mix of professions and experience levels. The National Health Service pay bill for 2016/17 was £46.8 billion.
Asked by: Emma Little Pengelly (Democratic Unionist Party - Belfast South)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of a three per cent pay increase for public sector staff in the NHS.
Answered by Philip Dunne
The cost of a pay increase depends on the size of the workforce and the mix of professions and experience levels. The National Health Service pay bill for 2016/17 was £46.8 billion.
Asked by: Emma Little Pengelly (Democratic Unionist Party - Belfast South)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of a two per cent pay increase for public sector staff in the NHS.
Answered by Philip Dunne
The cost of a pay increase depends on the size of the workforce and the mix of professions and experience levels. The National Health Service pay bill for 2016/17 was £46.8 billion.