AQW 6183/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health for an update on the implementation of the Podiatry Workforce Review 2019-2029.
Asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA on 12 February 2024
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 12 February 2024
- Answer due by
- 27 February 2024
- Answered
- 26 February 202414 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
My Department appointed a new Chief Allied Health Professions Officer, Michelle Tennyson, in January 2024. With this appointment approval has been given to re-activate the Central Advisory Committee for Allied Health Professions (ACAHP). The first meeting is to take place in March 2024. A workforce sub-committee will be established reporting to the Central Advisory Committee for Allied Health Professions.
This sub-committee will be responsible for implementing the recommendations from the completed workforce reviews, including the Podiatry Workforce Review 2019-2029. This work will be multi-faceted, and my officials will collaborate closely across my Department on the various priorities arising from the sub-committee.