AQW 8294/16-21

Ms Paula Bradshaw
Alliance Party
South Belfast

Tabled Date: 01/12/2016
Answered On Date: 16/12/2016
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health given the emphasis in Systems and Structures on moving away from silos and taking a whole service approach, when she will consult on her overall roadmap for health and social care transformation, Delivering Together.

Answer:

Health and Wellbeing - Delivering Together sets out a roadmap for the future of Health and Social Care (HSC). The detailed design of HSC services moving forward will be developed through a process of co-production. Consultation will take place on the proposals for change as they emerge.

I am committed to the process of co-design and co-production and am continuing with a series of engagement with stakeholders. The consultation on the criteria proposed by the Expert Panel for the reconfiguration of Health and Social Care services has begun as has the consultation on proposals to improve Pathology Services. I have also launched two strategies that will modernise and enhance paediatric healthcare over the next 10 years.

Consultation and engagement will be key features throughout the transformation process.