AQW 4654/17-22


Mr Jim Allister KC
Traditional Unionist Voice
North Antrim


Tabled Date: 09/06/2020
Answered On Date: 18/06/2020
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister of Health what has been the cost, to date, of the 11 COVID-19 centres; and what has been the throughput of each.


Answer:
COVID-19 Centres ensure that patients with COVID symptoms can be assessed and treated by a GP, whilst minimising the risk to patients who do not have COVID symptoms
The operational of the centres is managed locally, based on demand. Rotas are developed a number of weeks in advance of each shift and seek to ensure that centres can be staffed to full capacity should the need arise. Where capacity in the Centres exceeds patient demand during particular periods, the number of staff who are on the rota to support a Centre may be reduced. Staff can also be put on standby, allowing them to carry out other duties whilst remaining available to assist patients in the Covid-19 centres should the need arise.
The expenditure to date for the COVID Centres is £1,538.4k.
A total of 6,473 people have attended the centres during the period 9 April – 3 June 2020. This is broken down by location in the table below:
COVID Centre Location
Total Contacts
BEL: Beech Hall Covid PCC
1974
DUC: COVID Antrim
1055
DUC: COVID Ballymena
1061
DUC: COVID Coleraine*
77
SET: Ards Covid PCC
611
SET: Downe Covid PCC
116
SET: Lagan Covid PCC
243
SHS: Banbridge Covid PCC
381
SHS: Dungannon Covid PCC
342
WUC: Covid AAH
464
WUC: Covid SWAH
149
Total:
6473
*Coleraine Centre opened 11 May 2020