AQW 44227/11-15 Written question to the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the prudence of Health and Social Care Trusts measuring the number of patients treated in corridor beds, and the duration of time spent in a corridor bed.
Asked by Stewart Dickson MLA on 26 March 2015
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 26 March 2015
- Answer due by
- 14 April 2015
- Answered
- 9 April 201514 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
My Department has no plans at present to collect such data centrally. Health and Social Care Trusts will be fully aware if patients are waiting in non-designated beds in corridors. I expect Trusts to ensure that any such patients are transferred to a designated ward bed as soon as possible.