AQW 44890/11-15

Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 22/04/2015
Answered On Date: 07/05/2015
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety how many Health and Social Care services are provided by private healthcare providers across all services, such as mental health services, care in the community and initial assessments.

Answer:

Commissioners decide which health and social care services are required and how to purchase those services. The aim is to provide safe, sustainable and high quality services and to secure best value for money. The number of services provided by private health and social care providers is not collected centrally and the information could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.