§ Rev. Martin SmythTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the information leaflets currently provided by health and social services trusts to individuals undergoing assessment of need for social services support. [7743]
§ Mr. MossInformation relating to the range of leaflets currently provided by trusts to individuals undergoing assessment of need for social services support is not collected centrally.
§ Rev. Martin SmythTo ask the secretary of state for Northern Ireland if he will list for each health and social services trust the current procedures to monitor unmet need as a result of assessment and the procedures adopted by the Department of Health and Social Services management executive to collect such information. [7747]
§ Mr. MossHealth and social services boards and trusts, in their respective roles of commissioners and providers of community care services, have the responsibility for assessing the needs of their resident populations, and for meeting those needs within the context of available resources and local priorities. Trusts supply their respective boards with information on the level of services supplied to meet assessed need, but details of these procedures is not held centrally. The HSS executive liaises with boards to identify any areas of service provision which are under particular pressure for consideration within the annual public expenditure survey and allocation process.
§ Rev. Martin SmythTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) if he will list by trust the number816W of assessments of needs of carers taken under guidance equivalent to the Carers Recognition and Services Act 1995; [7748]
(2) if he will list by health and social services trust the number of assessments provided for adult carers and carers who are deemed children under the guidance. [7749]
§ Mr. MossI refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply that I gave to the hon. Member for Redcar (Ms Mowlam) on 4 November 1996,Official Report, column 381.