AQW 6336/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the amount spent by his Department on public relations and events from 1 November 2022 to 31 October 2023.
Asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA on 13 February 2024
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 13 February 2024
- Answer due by
- 28 February 2024
- Answered
- 27 February 202414 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Recognising the importance of engaging with stakeholders, my Department has supported numerous events including a range of workshops, education/training seminars, engagement sessions etc. between 1 November 2022 and 31 October 2023. My officials have completed a manual trawl, and the list below provides details of events within the specified period. Spend for these events was in the region of £65,000.
The Department also spent £45,000 on public relations activity within the same period. These costs included paid for advertising for ‘Know, Check, Ask’ pharmacy campaign, printed material for covid treatments, the development of an animation to support the introduction of the Integrated Care System and videos to raise awareness of the Children’s Social Care Services Review report.
Events:
| 1 | Adoption Panel Workshop |
| 2 | All Island Rare Disease Interdisciplinary Research Network |
| 3 | CAMHS Low Secure Workshop |
| 4 | Cancer - Advance Communications Skills Training Workshop with Stakeholders |
| 5 | Cancer Data Event |
| 6 | Cancer policy - Pharmacy Event |
| 7 | Cancer policy - Research Stakeholder Event |
| 8 | Cancer policy - Teenage and Young Adult Event |
| 9 | Cancer Programme Board x 2 |
| 11 | Child Criminal Exploitation Task & Finish Group Workshop |
| 12 | Child Criminal Exploitation Workshop with HSCT Reps |
| 13 | Community Paediatrics Workshop |
| 14 | Criminal Justice Conference |
| 15 | CSCS Review - Launch Event |
| 16 | CSCS Review - Pre-Launch Event |
| 17 | CSCS Review - Workshop 3 Family Support Services |
| 18 | CSCS Review - Workshop 4 Social Work Workforce |
| 19 | CSCS Review - Workshop 5 Social Care Org Arrangements |
| 20 | CYPSP Pause and Reset Conference |
| 21 | Dementia Workshop |
| 22 | Digital Mental Health Workshop |
| 23 | Enabling Safe Quality Midwifery Services and Care in NI Workshop |
| 24 | Enhancing Clinical Care Framework Launch |
| 25 | Family Support Hub Collective meeting and workshop |
| 26 | Fostering Showcase |
| 27 | Haematology Pathway Redesign event |
| 28 | Haematology Pathway Redesign event |
| 29 | Launch of the Continuity of Midwifery Carer Programme |
| 30 | Learning Disability Strategic Plan Workshop |
| 31 | Local Hospitals Summit - Nuffield Trust |
| 32 | Mental Health Strategy Delivery Plan Workshop |
| 33 | Mental Health Strategy Delivery Plan Workshop |
| 34 | Midwifery Advisory Group Meeting |
| 35 | Muckamore Abbey Review event with families |
| 36 | Network Engagement/Lived Experience Workshop – 24 May |
| 37 | Network Engagement/Lived Experience Workshop - 9 August |
| 38 | Northern Ireland Bereavement Network World Café Event |
| 39 | Palliative Care in Partnership workshop |
| 40 | Pancreatic Cancer Meeting |
| 41 | Parents Disability Resource Launch |
| 42 | Perinatal Education event |
| 43 | Pharmaceutical Accountable Officer Training Event |
| 44 | Pharmaceutical Authorised Witness Training Event |
| 45 | Quality improvement Methodology |
| 46 | Rapid Diagnosis Clinic Workshop |
| 47 | Rare Diseases Day |
| 48 | Regional Childcare Partnership Meeting |
| 49 | Regional Mental Health Service Implementation Plan Workshop |
| 50 | Regional Mental Health Service Implementation Workshop |
| 51 | Regional Trauma Network Children and Young People Workshop |
| 52 | Regional Trauma Network Workshop x 2 |
| 54 | Resettlement Summit |
| 55 | Strategic Outline Case Low Secure Unit Workshop |
| 56 | Winter Planning Summit |