AQW 7536/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health how many people are working as contact tracers as of 23 September 2020; and how this compares with each of the previous three months.
Asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA on 24 September 2020
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Priority
- Tabled
- 24 September 2020
- Answer due by
- 2 October 2020
- Answered
- 8 February 2021137 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- Yes
Answer
The Public Health Agency has advised that at 23 September there were 115 staff available to work as contact tracers; 100 staff available in August; 84 staff available in July and 70 staff available in June.
As at Friday 29th January 2021, the Contact Tracing Service had 339 trained contact tracers comprising 47 full time staff; 115 part time staff; and 177 on a bank basis.