AQW 31065/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health what type of engagement was carried out with people, who are clinically extremely vulnerable to COVID-19, prior to providing them with the current guidance.
Asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA on 18 March 2022
- Answered
- Written
- Priority
- Tabled
- 18 March 2022
- Answer due by
- 25 March 2022
- Answered
- 25 March 20227 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- Yes
Answer
Officials from within my Department continue to work closely with the Patient and Client Council (PCC), as part of ongoing engagement with those at increased risk from COVID-19.
Prior to providing the current guidance, PCC hosted a facilitated virtual engagement event for those with an interest in Clinically Extremely Vulnerable (CEV) on behalf of my Department, with a range of members of the public and representatives from the sector attending the event on the 21st December 2021.
Guidance is reviewed and updated regularly in response to the latest medical and scientific evidence as well as the wider strategic context relating to the Pandemic. The latest advice for those at increased risk from COVID-19 is available on NI Direct:
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-people-higher-risk-covid-19