FOI_6603

Internal Reference Number: FOI_6603

Date Request Received: 26/05/2022 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 01/06/2022 00:00:00

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Request Summary: hospital social workers

Request Category: Students (Educational)


Question Number 1: Number of hospital social workers currently employed by your Trust (expressed as number of staff and as Full Time Equivalent, excluding vacancies) 'Hospital social workers' include employees registered with a social work regulator, who spend more than 50% of their working time facilitating hospital discharge or providing other social work services to inpatients of acute NHS services, excluding mental health. 'Non-social work registered staff' includes staff who provide a similar service to social workers, but who are not registered with a social work regulator. Please do not include any staff whose posts are funded by the NHS or other bodies, but whose contract of employment is with the local authority.

Answer To Question 1: <5 <5 FTE

Question Number 2: Number of non-social work registered staff currently employed in hospital social work teams (care managers, assessment officers, assistant social workers etc) (expressed as number of staff and as Full Time Equivalent, excluding vacancies)

Answer To Question 2: 5-10 <5 FTE

Question Number 3: Number of vacancies for social workers and non-social work registered staff currently employed in hospital social work teams (expressed as number of posts and Full Time Equivalent)

Answer To Question 3: Zero

Question Number 4: Are these hospital social workers managed by a registered social worker?

Answer To Question 4: Yes

Question Number 5: Do these hospital social workers have an office base within an NHS hospital / other NHS premises?

Answer To Question 5: Yes

Question Number 6: If your Trust does not employ hospital social workers, please give the name of the body that does employ hospital social workers in your area.

Answer To Question 6: N/A

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