AQW 46078/11-15

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 20/05/2015
Answered On Date: 27/05/2015
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety whether any of the £6.25m funding from the Atlantic Philanthropies/Delivering Social Change Dementia initiative has been allocated within the Northern Health and Socail Care Trust area.

Answer:

Implementation of the Atlantic Philanthropies/Delivering Social Change Dementia initiative is being taken forward on a regional basis by a project team led by the Health and Social Care Board and the Public Health Agency, and working in close collaboration with all five Health and Social Care Trusts, including the Northern Trust.

Over the lifetime of the project, investment is planned on a public information campaign, developing and rolling out dementia specific training for HSC staff, providing additional support for carers, and development of innovative models of respite. These measures are designed to benefit people with dementia and their carers across Northern Ireland.