AQW 20412/17-22

Ms Paula Bradshaw
Alliance Party
South Belfast

Tabled Date: 15/06/2021
Answered On Date: 02/07/2021
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health what steps he is taking to ensure day centres are available every day, and that staff training days are not an impediment.

Answer:

I very much want to see services restored to full capacity, therefore I have tasked the Public Health Agency to undertake a review of adult centres and short breaks to consider Infection Prevention and Control in these settings.

Aligned to this review, the Chief Social Work Officer has asked Trusts to urgently review their reset and recovery plans and to assess what innovative or alternative measures can be put in place while day centres and short break provision is being provided at limited capacity.

Trusts have reported that staff training is not a significant impediment to service delivery.