SDLP Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone has said that fair pay for staff is needed to tackle the domiciliary care package shortage in the Northern Trust area. He was speaking during an adjournment debate on the issue at Stormont on Tuesday. Mr McGlone has long highlighted issues around the shortage of care packages in the … Continue reading McGlone: Pay staff fairly to tackle domiciliary care package shortage
SDLP Spokesperson on Rural Communities, Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone, along with Moyola SDLP Councillor, Denise Johnston, met this week with representatives of the Northern Health and Social Services Trust to highlight concerns about the shortage of domiciliary care packages in Mid Ulster. Speaking afterwards, Mr McGlone said, “We sought the meeting with the Northern … Continue reading McGlone Meets Northern Trust to Highlight Concern at Shortage of Domiciliary Care
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health how many additional staff would be required to be employed by each Health and Social Care Trust to fully clear the current waiting lists for domiciliary care packages. Minister of Health: The Department does not hold information on how many additional staff would be … Continue reading AQW 3302/22-27 – Waiting lists for domiciliary care packages
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health how many staff, including agency staff, are currently employed by each Health and Social Care Trust to deliver domiciliary care packages. Minister of Health: Information provided by the Health and Social Care (HSC) Trusts on the number of domiciliary care workers currently directly employed … Continue reading AQW 3301/22-27 – Domiciliary care workers
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education what measures are being taken to ensure that substitute teachers have the relevant subject qualifications to match the classroom curriculum. Minister of Education: The Department of Education is not the employer of teachers and has no remit to intervene in the day-to-day running of … Continue reading AQW 27660/17-22 – Substitute Teachers Qualifications
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 26570/17-22, what additional financial support will be provided to domiciliary care and care home staff employed in the public sector. [Priority Written] Minister of Health: Domiciliary care workers directly employed by the HSC enjoy the benefits of the Agenda for Change … Continue reading AQW 26972/17-22 – Public Sector Care Staff
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health how the recently announced £23 million for domiciliary care and care home staff will be prioritised for expenditure. [Priority Written] Minister of Health: There has been a significant amount of engagement between the sector and my Department on this funding package, with a clear … Continue reading AQW 26570/17-22 – Priorities for £23million support for Domiciliary Care
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health what his Department is doing to address domiciliary care in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust. [Priority Written] Minister of Health: Pressures on domiciliary care services continue as demand outstrips supply. The pressures faced by the Northern Health & Social Care Trust are … Continue reading AQW 25575/17-22 – Domiciliary care in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust
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