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Health & Social Care Professions Alliance Survey
1.
What is your profession?
Audiology
Biomedical/Clinical Engineer
Clinical Biochemistry
Clinical Measurement Physiology
Counselling and Psychotherapy
Dietitian
Medical Laboratory Science
Medical Physics
Occupational Therapy
Optometry
Orthoptist
Phlebotomy
Physiotherapy
Play Therapy
Podiatrist
Psychology
Radiation Therapy
Radiography
Social care Worker
Social Worker
Speech and Language Therapy
2.
Where do you work?
Acute General
Specialist setting ( maternity paediatric, orthopaedic, rehabilitation, hospice etc)
Primary care
Community care
Mental health (CAMHS, AMHS, OPMHS, etc.)
Adult disability
Paediatric disability
Residential care
Other (please specify)
3.
How many WTEs are in your department for each of the following:
Total
Staff/Basic grade
Senior
Clinical specialist
Manager
4.
How many of your staff are part-time? ( number or percentage)
Total
Staff /Basic
Senior
Clinical specialist
Manager
5.
How many posts are vacant in the setting you manage?
Total
Staff /Basic
Senior
Clinical specialist
Manager
6.
Have maternity/parental/long-term sick leaves been backfilled in the last 6 months?
Yes
No
7.
Is there a waiting list for the services you manage?
Yes
No
8.
If so, what is the current waiting time for appointments? (approximately)
Less than 3 months
3-6 months
6-12months
Greater than 12 months
9.
As you know, the HSCPs have been under embargo since last October, meaning that when a staff member moves or leaves, replacement is not generally allowed, with some exceptions. To what extent do you agree with our call on the government and the HSE to lift the recruitment embargo and ensure all available HSE recruitment resources are assigned with immediate effect?
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
10.
To what extent do you agree with the statement, that as a result of the current embargo on recruitment, the HSCP workforce is experiencing unprecedented levels of stress and burnout?
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree