AQW 8862/22-27


Mr Mark Durkan
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Foyle


Tabled Date: 13/03/2024
Answered On Date: 28/03/2024
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of patients awaiting access to mental health services; and (ii) the average waiting times for access to treatment, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.


Answer:
Information is not available in the format requested, however the number waiting longer than 9 weeks, and the total number waiting, for access to Adult (Table 1) and Child and Adolescent (Table 2) Mental Health Services is shown below.
Table 1: Adult mental health waits over 9 weeks, and total waits, by HSC Trust, as at 31 January 2024
HSC Trust
Waits over 9 weeks
Total waits
Belfast
1,068
1,934
Northern
19
744
South Eastern
816
1,748
Southern
545
1,265
Western
271
656
Northern Ireland
2,719
6,347
Source: SPPG Mental Health Breaches submission
Table 2: CAMHS waits over 9 weeks, and total waits, by HSC Trust, as at 31 January 2024
HSC Trust
Waits over 9 weeks
Total waits
Belfast
315
566
Northern
439
674
South Eastern*
Southern
107
440
Western
271
389
Northern Ireland
1,132
2,069
Source: SPPG Mental Health Breaches submission
* South Eastern HSC Trust CAMHS services are provided by Belfast HSC Trust