AQW 24804/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of people currently on the waiting list to access Primary Mental Health Care Services in the Southern Health and Social Care Trust.
Asked by Eóin Tennyson MLA on 21 March 2025
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 21 March 2025
- Answer due by
- 7 April 2025
- Answered
- 7 April 202517 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
| Number Waiting by Time Band at End February 2025 | |||||
| SHSCT Service | Wks | >3-6 Wks | >6-9 Wks | >9 Wks | Total Waiting |
| Primary Care Mental Health Team (Adults) | 218 | 196 | 173 | 148 | 735 |
| Step 2 (Primary Mental Health Services) (Children) | 72 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 119 |
| Total Across Adult and Children | 290 | 232 | 184 | 148 | 854 |
| Notes: | |||||
| Sourced from SHSCT Waiting Times Return at end February 2025 | |||||
| These are active waits at month end | |||||
The Department of Health does not collect average waiting times, and so are unable to provide figures for this question.