AQW 40601/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of health visitors, in each Health and Social Care Trust.
Asked by Sian Mulholland MLA on 13 February 2026
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 13 February 2026
- Answer due by
- 2 March 2026
- Answered
- 3 March 202618 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Information on the whole-time equivalent (WTE) of staff employed in the Health and Social Care (HSC) Trusts is published by my Department on a quarterly basis. The latest information available relates to the position at 31 December 2025 and can be found at the link below:
https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/publications/northern-ireland-health-and-social-care-hsc-workforce-statistics-december-2025
At 31 December 2025, there were 566.2 WTE HSC employees graded as health visiting staff. This will include registered nurses working to the health visitor in the community. Information on the whole-time equivalent of health visiting staff employed in each HSC Trust as of 31 December 2025 is detailed in the table below.
HSC Health Visiting Staff Employed (WTE) by HSC Trust, as of 31 December 2025
| HSC Trust | WTE |
| Belfast HSC Trust | 108.7 |
| Northern HSC Trust | 126.8 |
| South Eastern HSC Trust | 109.7 |
| Southern HSC Trust | 123.9 |
| Western HSC Trust | 97.1 |
| Total | 566.2 |
Source: Information & Analysis Directorate, DoH
Excludes bank staff and staff on career break.