AQW 13171/22-27

Ms Kellie Armstrong
Alliance Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 10/06/2024
Answered On Date: 02/07/2024
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) how many service users are attending buildings-based day care, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust; and (ii) whether the service users require transport.

Answer:

No of service users attending buildings-based day care, broken down by Programme of Care and by Health and Social Care Trust, (as of May 2024).

Trust	Learning Disability	Older People	Physical Disability	Mental Health
BHSCT	542	860	See note	161
NHSCT	721	515	216	See note
SEHSCT	494	384	46	115
SHSCT	337	340	60	No Statutory Day Care
WHSCT	460	287	103	405

BHSCT figure of 860 is a composite of the Older People and Physical Disability Programmes.

NHSCT Mental Health programme of care is included in the Older People and Physical Disability figures of 515 and 216 respectively.

Number of service users assessed as requiring transport broken down by Programme of Care and Health and Social Care Trust (as of May 2024).

Trust	Learning Disability	Older People	Physical Disability	Mental Health
BHSCT	385	675	See note below	62
NHSCT	486	810	See note below	See note below
SEHSCT	316	140	38	15
SHSCT	337	209	50	No statutory day care
WHSCT	411	233	83	31

BHSCT figure of 675 is a composite of the Older People and Physical Disability Programmes

NHSCT figure of 810 is a composite of the Older People, Physical Disability and Mental Health programmes.

My Department remains committed to the provision of a high-quality buildings-based day care and will continue to work alongside Trusts and independent sector providers to maintain and support service provision.