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Table 1 Overall and categorised staffing changes 2008–2014

From: The impact of austerity on the health workforce and the achievement of human resources for health policies in Ireland (2008–2014)

Staff group

Total (2008)

2008%

Total (2014)

2014%

Change

% Change

Therapists (Physio, OT, SLT)

3209

2.9%

3769

3.7%

+ 560

+ 17.4%

Nurse specialist

869

0.8%

1332

1.3%

+ 463

+ 53.3%

NCHDs

4924

4.4%

5302

5.2%

+ 378

+ 7.7%

Consultants

2292

2.1%

2635

2.6%

+ 343

+ 15.0%

Ambulance

1303

1.2%

1556

1.5%

+ 253

+ 19.4%

HSCPs other

12,485

11.3%

12,526

12.2%

+ 42

+ 0.3%

Public health nurses

1465

1.3%

1466

1.4%

+ 1

+ 0.1%

Other medical and dental

887

0.8%

881

0.9%

− 6

− 0.7%

Management

1257

1.1%

1225

1.2%

− 32

− 2.5%

Other nursing

361

0.3%

289

0.3%

− 72

− 20.0%

Nurse management

7393

6.7%

6627

6.5%

− 766

− 10.4%

Care staff

17,404

15.7%

16,538

16.1%

− 865

− 5.0%

Clerical and secretarial

16,671

15.0%

14,351

14.0%

− 2 320

− 13.9%

Staff nursing

27,810

25.1%

24,829

24.2%

− 2 981

− 10.7%

Support services

12,489

11.3%

9466

9.2%

− 3 024

− 24.2%

Total

110,819

100%

102,792

100%

− 8 027

− 7.2%