AQW 50753/11-16

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 11/11/2015
Answered On Date: 02/12/2015
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for an update on (i) dementia; and (ii) early intervention transformation programmes under the Delivering Social Change initiative.

Answer:

Progress is being made across each of the work streams in the Delivering Social Change Dementia initiative. Scoping exercises have now been completed for all of the work streams including: awareness raising , information and support; training of staff; and short breaks respite and support to carers; and the recruitment of ten dementia navigators is underway.

The Early Intervention Transformation Programme continues to make good progress as its workstreams are well established and a number of projects are now delivering services to embed early intervention approaches for the purpose of improving the lives of children in Northern Ireland.