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04/11/2015
Minister Announces Plans To Close Down Health And Social Care Board
Health Minister Simon Hamilton has announced plans to close down the Health and Social Care Board.
Mr Hamilton made the proposals as part of radical changes to the way health and social care in Northern Ireland is delivered.
The Minister made his comments at a Leadership Conference in Ballymena today, 03 November.
He said: "I propose that we close down the Health and Social Care Board. This is about structures, not people. The Board has many talented people working within it, doing many important things to a very high standard. But the administrative structures created during the last Assembly term do not serve us well especially as they blur the lines of accountability and weaken authority.
"I will retain a Public Health Agency that renews its focus on early intervention and prevention. I will ensure a much greater focus within the Department on the financial and performance management of the Trusts through the creation of a specific directorate within the Department."
(CD)
Mr Hamilton made the proposals as part of radical changes to the way health and social care in Northern Ireland is delivered.
The Minister made his comments at a Leadership Conference in Ballymena today, 03 November.
He said: "I propose that we close down the Health and Social Care Board. This is about structures, not people. The Board has many talented people working within it, doing many important things to a very high standard. But the administrative structures created during the last Assembly term do not serve us well especially as they blur the lines of accountability and weaken authority.
"I will retain a Public Health Agency that renews its focus on early intervention and prevention. I will ensure a much greater focus within the Department on the financial and performance management of the Trusts through the creation of a specific directorate within the Department."
(CD)
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