AQW 8296/16-21 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health how she proposes to consult on the various aspects of the transformation process contained in Delivering Together.
Asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA on 1 December 2016
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 1 December 2016
- Answer due by
- 16 December 2016
- Answered
- 22 December 201621 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Health and Wellbeing sets out a roadmap for the future of Health and Social Care. All future changes will be designed with the involvement of those who use and those who provide services, and further consultation will be undertaken on specific service change proposals.
I am committed to the process of co-design and co-production and am continuing with a series of engagement with stakeholders. The consultation on the criteria proposed by the Expert Panel for the reconfiguration of Health and Social Care services began on 11 November and a number of consultation meetings have been scheduled in various locations in December 2016 and January 2017 to provide a real opportunity for people to put forward their views. Dates and venues are as follows:
| AREA | VENUE | DATE | TIME |
| Omagh | Omagh Enterprise Company, The Conference Room, Great Northern Road, Omagh, Co. Tyrone, BT78 5LU | 08.12.16 | 1900-2100 |
| Derry | Millennium Forum, Studio Theatre, Newmarket Street, Derry, BT48 6EB | 14.12.16 | 1900-2100 |
| Ballycastle | Corrymeela, 5 Drumaroan Road, Ballycastle, BT54 6QU | 19.12.16 | 1900-2100 |
| Portadown | Seagoe Hotel, 22 Upper Church Lane, Portadown, BT66 6GZ | 20.12.16 | 1900-2100 |
| Cookstown | Glenavon House Hotel, Adair Suite, 52 Drum Road, Cookstown, Co Tyrone, BT80 8JQ | 04.01.17 | 1900-2100 |
| Lisburn | Trinity Community, Trinity Methodist Church, Ballymacross Avenue, Lisburn, BT28 2GU | 05.01.17 | 1900-2100 |
| North Belfast | Duncairn Centre for Culture & Arts, Duncairn Complex, Duncairn Avenue, Belfast, BT14 6BP | 09.01.17 | 1900-2100 |
| Central Belfast | Belfast Central Mission, Grosvenor Hall, 5 Glengall St, Belfast, BT12 5AD | 10.01.17 | 1900-2100 |
| Coleraine | The Sandel Centre, 6 Knocklynn Road, Coleraine, BT52 1WT | 11.01.17 | 1900-2100 |
| Downpatrick | Downpatrick Cricket Club, 2 Strangford Road, Downpatrick, BT30 6SL. | 12.01.17 | 1900-2100 |
| Newry | Newry Conferencing & Banqueting Centre, 39-41 The Mall, Newry, BT34 1AT | 16.01.17 | 1900-2100 |
| Enniskillen | The Killyhevlin Hotel, Lisgoole Suite, Killyhevlin, Enniskillen, BT74 6RW | 17.01.17 | 1900-2100 |
| Ballymena | Adair Arms, Glenariff Suite, 1-7 Ballymoney Road, Ballymena, BT43 5BS | 18.01.17 | 1900-2100 |
| North Down/Ards | The Somme Museum &Heritage Centre 233 Bangor Road, Newtownards, BT23 7PH | 19.01.17 | 1900-2100 |
A consultation has also commenced on proposals to improve Pathology Services and I have launched two strategies that will modernise and enhance paediatric healthcare over the next 10 years.
Consultation and engagement will be key features throughout the transformation process.