AQW 27114/11-15
Mr Steven Agnew
Green Party
North Down
Tabled Date: 14/10/2013
Answered On Date: 21/10/2013
Priority Written: No
Question:
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what proportion of carer assessments offered over the last three years were accepted, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
Revised Answer:
Information on accepted carers’ assessments is not available centrally. However the Department holds figures on completed carers’ assessments. Table 1 below sets out the completed assessments as a proportion of all carers’ assessments offered. This information is available quarterly since June 2011 only. Table 1. Proportion of Offered Carers’ Assessments Completed. | Quarter Ending | HSC Trust | Jun-11 | Sep-11 | Dec-11 | Mar-12 | Jun-12 | Sep-12 | Dec-12 | Mar-13 | Jun-13 | Average | Belfast | 69% | 54% | 56% | 25% | 61% | 59% | 51% | 71% | 58% | 56% | Northern | 55% | 47% | 50% | 56% | 50% | 62% | 50% | 60% | 53% | 54% | South Eastern | 31% | 27% | 32% | 21% | 31% | 28% | 27% | 30% | 32% | 28% | Southern | 39% | 38% | 39% | 47% | 46% | 42% | 47% | 58% | 50% | 46% | Western | 51% | 60% | 49% | 55% | 49% | 38% | 49% | 37% | 36% | 46% | Northern Ireland | 50% | 40% | 44% | 36% | 45% | 45% | 43% | 50% | 46% | 45% |
Source: Carers’ Statistics for Northern Ireland (Community Information Branch)
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