AQW 6298/22-27 – New mental health facility at Antrim Area Hospital

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health for an update on the progress of a new mental health facility at the Antrim Area Hospital site.

Minister of Health: The new mental health facility at Antrim Area Hospital is currently in design stage. The new purpose-built Birch Hill Centre for Mental Health will be the single inpatient mental health facility for the Northern Health & Social Care Trust.

The Trust anticipates the new facility will be open for patients by winter 2027.

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