AQW 28832/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health when guidance for visiting in care homes will be reviewed.
Asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA on 27 January 2022
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 27 January 2022
- Answer due by
- 11 February 2022
- Answered
- 2 February 20226 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Visiting With Care – A Pathway, the guidance document for visiting arrangements in Care Homes, includes a requirement for scheduled reviews to be completed broadly every four weeks. In completing those reviews Public Health professionals assess the risks impacting on visiting arrangements and thus whether it is appropriate to move to the next stage of the pathway.
The next review of visiting arrangements in Care Home settings will be completed at the end of the first week in February, with the outcome published shortly thereafter.