Almost 30% staff vacancy rate in community disability network teams

Sinn Féin's Pauline Tully TD has described the staff vacancy as 'shocking'. Picture: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie

The HSE has confirmed there is an average staff vacancy rate of 28% in community disability network teams across the nine Community Healthcare Organisation areas.

It follows a Children's Disability Network Team (CDNT) staff census and workforce review, the final report of which has now been finalised and given to the Department of Health and relevant stakeholders.