AQW 50798/11-16 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 (i) what targets have been set for Health and Social Care Trusts to help identify older carers; and (ii) whether any changes have been made to those targets in each of the last three years.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 12 November 2015
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 12 November 2015
- Answer due by
- 27 November 2015
- Answered
- 24 November 201512 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
No targets have been set for Health and Social Care (HSC) Trusts regarding the identification of older carers.
The Carers and Direct Payments Act (NI) 2002 imposed a statutory duty on HSC Trusts to make information on the right to a carers assessment widely available, and to notify carers directly, where they become known to the Trust. Departmental Guidance Circular HSS (ECCU) 4/2006 requires that HSC Trust staff are particularly proactive in identifying the presence of older carers.