AQW 7976/16-21

Ms Paula Bradshaw
Alliance Party
South Belfast

Tabled Date: 25/11/2016
Answered On Date: 20/12/2016
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health what dialogue she has had with the Minister for Communities on the provision of suitable housing accommodation to support people moving from Muckamore Abbey Hospital into the community.

Answer:

I am committed to working closely with all my Executive colleagues, including the Minister of the Communities, under the Programme for Government framework to ensure that appropriate services are in place in the community for people with a learning disability. This includes the provision of suitable accommodation to secure the effective discharge of patients from Muckamore. The HSC Board and Trusts continue to work with the Supporting People Unit of the Housing Executive at a regional and local level to plan for this.