AQW 1670/17-22

Ms Paula Bradshaw
Alliance Party
South Belfast

Tabled Date: 06/02/2020
Answered On Date: 21/02/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health whether he will call a public inquiry into allegations of abuse and maltreatment at Muckamore Abbey Hospital.

Answer:

I am carefully considering the way forward as regards the events at Muckamore Abbey Hospital. Any decision I make will be informed by the views of the people who use the services at Muckamore and their families. I have visited the hospital site to engage with staff, patients, families and carers and listen to their views and recently met with the Action for Muckamore group.

I also have a responsibility to ensure that any process that is put in place to provide answers about what happened and why, takes cognisance of the ongoing major PSNI investigation.