AQW 8736/16-21 – Homecare Provision Provided by Health and Social Care Trust

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster):  To ask the Minister of Health to detail the total cost to each Health and Social Care Trust of (i) homecare provision provided directly by the Trust; and (ii) homecare provision provided by the private or independent sector, for each of the last five years.

(AQW 8736/16-21)

Minister of Health:  The table below details expenditure on homecare provision provided directly by each Health and Social Care Trust and by the independent sector, for each of the last five years.

HSC Trusts	Providers	2011/12	2012/13	2013/14	2014/15	2015/16
Belfast	Trust	£10,104,762	9,854,103	9,842,086	9,503,902	10,530,067
	Independent	£17,907,751	16,439,197	16,018,708	14,827,889	15,215,557
Northern	Trust	N/A	27,374,961	27,536,157	26,840,172	26,666,820
	Independent	N/A	13,200,903	15,338,706	16,494,449	18,269,179
South Eastern	Trust	£13,072,333	12,781,411	12,471,616	11,848,805	11,071,191
	Independent	£28,286,460	31,221,515	33,109,399	35,805,304	30,950,605
Southern	Trust	£20,551,545	20,720,208	21,099,962	18,754,688	17,768,924
	Independent	£13,201,403	15,613,151	17,572,349	16,853,543	16,705,948
Western	Trust	£12,002,000	12,015,000	12,244,000	11,927,000	11,793,000
	Independent	£12,179,000	14,141,000	15,855,000	17,519,000	18,679,000

ENDS