To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what mechanisms are in place to ensure that planned November admissions to the Multiple Sclerosis Respite Unit in Dalriada Hospital are not overlooked, and that these patients receive sufficient care for their specific needs.

The Northern Health and Social Care Trust (NHSCT) has provided assurance that anyone who has been booked into the respite centre in Dalriada Hospital in November will have no change to their booking. For those who require respite services after the end of November, the NHSCT will continue to meet their assessed needs and the Trust’s staff are currently meeting with service users and their carers to discuss those needs and agree suitable alternative arrangements.