AQW 24805/22-27
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 average waiting time 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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