Statistics on Resignations of Healthcare Workers Each Month Since COVID-19 Pandemic Compared with Pre-Pandemic Levels

33 Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health (a) since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, how many healthcare workers have left their jobs each month, broken down into (i) consultants (ii) junior doctors (iii) nursing staff and (iv) allied healthcare workers; (b) what are the main reasons for them resigning; and (c) how do these compare with pre-pandemic levels.

Mr Ong Ye Kung: The question for written answer has been addressed in the Ministerial Statement delivered by the Senior Minister of State for Health on behalf of the Minister for Health on 1 November 2021. [Please refer to "Update on ICU and Hospital Capacity", Official Report, 1 November 2021, Vol 95, Issue 41, Ministerial Statement section.]