AQW 43650/11-15 Written question to the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of outstanding direct payments for care which currently exist within the Northern Health and Social Care Trust.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 12 March 2015
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 12 March 2015
- Answer due by
- 30 March 2015
- Answered
- 27 March 201515 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Northern Trust has advised that there are currently 34 clients awaiting the provision of direct payments for care.
These are patients who have been assessed, had their request for direct payments approved and are in the process of having a direct payment arrangement set up.