Government policy - Northern Ireland

Transforming your care: next steps

Transforming your care: from vision to action

A consultation run by the DHSSPS, Northern Ireland (Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety Northern Ireland)

'Transforming your care' was published in December 2011 and proposed a complete revolution in how health and social care services are provided in Northern Ireland.

Developing eyecare partnerships: improving the commissioning and provision of eyecare services in Northern Ireland. - DHSSPSNI October 2012

Eyecare services cover everything from the high street optician to eye surgery in hospitals.

Who cares? The future of adult care and support in Northern Ireland 01 October 2012

Who cares? is the start of a long process by the Northern Ireland government to change the way adult social care in Northern Ireland is provided, and to sort out the funding problems that arise from this.

Contract awarded for Electronic Care Record – 29 May 2012

Consultation on revised generic standards for service frameworks – 11 June 2012

Service Frameworks aim to improve health and social care outcomes, reduce inequalities in health and social wellbeing, and improve service access and delivery. They set out the standards of care that patients, clients, carers and families can expect to receive and are used by commissioners, HSC providers and RQIA. In particular, they provide an important foundation for the work on commissioning of health and social care services and are at the heart of all the related planning processes, not least the annual Commissioning Plan, and the current work to develop specific plans to apply the principles of Transforming Your Care.

Poots updates Assembly on progress of Transforming Your Care – 3 July 2012

The Minister has now received the draft Population Plans and the over-arching draft Strategic Implementation Plan (SIP). These plans identify which services and facilities are needed in each area to address the needs of the local population and set out how this can be delivered

Waiting list statistics - May 2012

New policy framework for adults living with long-term conditions - April 2012

Living with long term conditions: a policy framework - April 2012

Northern Ireland Sensory and Physical Disability Strategy and Action Plan - 22 February 2012

Transforming your care: a review of health and social care in Northern Ireland - December 2011

Quality 2020: a 10 year strategy to protect and improved quality in health and social care in Northern Ireland - November 2011