AQO 707/08 Oral question to the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to outline his policy on the admission of people over 65 to hospital, and on their treatment, once they have been admitted.
Asked by Naomi Long MLA on 16 October 2007
- Answered
- Oral
- Tabled
- 16 October 2007
- Answer due by
- 5 November 2007
- Answered
- 5 November 200720 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Decisions to admit to hospital, and the subsequent determination of treatment, reflect clinical decisions which take account of individual needs and service protocols. A patient's age is not the deciding factor.