AQW 53438/11-16 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 what proportion of the total budget for the (i) Northern Health and Social Care Trust; and (ii) Western Health and Social Care Trust has been spent on domiciliary care packages and care within the community, in each of the last three years.

Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 26 January 2016

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Tabled
26 January 2016
Answer due by
10 February 2016
Answered
22 March 201656 days after tabling
Department
Department of Health
Priority question
No

Answer

The proportion of the total budget spent on domiciliary care packages by the Northern Health and Social Care Trust in each of the last three years is as follows:

2012/13 – 8.13%

2013/14 – 8.56%

2014/15 – 8.43%

The proportion of the total budget spent on domiciliary care packages by the Western Health and Social Care Trust in each of the last three years is as follows:

2012/13 – 5.20%

2013/14 – 5.65%

2014/15 – 5.93%

Care within the community covers a wide range of services for adults and children it is not possible to provide details of the spend in this area.

Official sources