AQW 24804/22-27 Mr Eóin Tennyson Alliance Party Upper Bann
Tabled Date: 21/03/2025 Answered On Date: 07/04/2025 Priority Written: No
Question: To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of people currently on the waiting list to access Primary Mental Health Care Services in the Southern Health and Social Care Trust.
Answer:
| Number Waiting by Time Band at End February 2025 | SHSCT Service | Wks | >3-6 Wks | >6-9 Wks | >9 Wks | Total Waiting | Primary Care Mental Health Team (Adults) | 218 | 196 | 173 | 148 | 735 | Step 2 (Primary Mental Health Services) (Children) | 72 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 119 | Total Across Adult and Children | 290 | 232 | 184 | 148 | 854 | Notes: | | | | | | Sourced from SHSCT Waiting Times Return at end February 2025 | | | | | These are active waits at month end | | | | | |
The Department of Health does not collect average waiting times, and so are unable to provide figures for this question.
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