AQW 8399/16-21

Ms Paula Bradshaw
Alliance Party
South Belfast

Tabled Date: 02/12/2016
Answered On Date: 12/12/2016
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health for an update on proposals to amend the Department's Senior Management Team in line with the stated intent in the draft Programme for Government to involve all health workers and professionals in decision making.

Answer:

The ambitions set out in the draft Programme for Government cannot be achieved by one Government Department, body or arm of government in isolation, all of society needs to be involved. Draft Delivery Plans have been developed by Senior Responsible Owners and these plans set out the wide range of stakeholders that will be involved in delivery.

This approach supports the principle of co-production that I set out in Delivering Together. Co-production will underpin how we operate in the future, whether that be at a system level designing how our HSC services should be configured, or at a service level designing how care pathways and the care of individuals should be delivered differently. Very importantly, it signals a collaborative approach between the people who provide services and the people who depend on them.