AQW 11119/17-22


Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry


Tabled Date: 27/11/2020
Answered On Date: 20/01/2021
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister of Health (i) when the Western Health and Social Care Trust will have a dedicated occupational therapist (OT); and (ii) how many requests his Department has received in each of the past three years to access an OT for the Trust.


Answer:
The Department and Western Health and Social Care Trust are unable to respond to this question without additional clarification regarding which area of Occupational Therapy is referred to.
To date, we have been unable to obtain that clarification. 
The Department will be happy to respond to any subsequent request.