AQW 1573/08

Mrs Naomi Long
Alliance Party
East Belfast

Tabled Date: 09/11/2007
Answered On Date: 23/11/2007
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to make a statement on the general availability of paediatric occupational therapy across Northern Ireland.

Answer:

Paediatric Occupational Therapy provision is available in schools and in a wide range of settings in the community for those children assessed as requiring occupational therapy. In addition, nine early intervention multidisciplinary teams, which include paediatric Occupational Therapists, have been established across Northern Ireland.