AQW 21810/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of (i) Public Protection flags; and (ii) Public Protection / Sharing to Safeguard flags that have been issued since the encompass system launched, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
Asked by Connie Egan MLA on 3 February 2025
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 3 February 2025
- Answer due by
- 18 February 2025
- Answered
- 18 February 202515 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
This table below the volume of Public Protection and Safeguarding/Public Protection FYI flags currently assigned to patients broken down by each patient's Trust of Residence on encompass. Public Protection teams in South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust (SEHSCT), Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (BHSCT) and Northern Health and Social Care Trust (NHSCT) are currently live on the encompass system.
| Trust | Public Protection | Safeguarding/ Public Protection | Total |
| BHSCT | 697 | 969 | 1666 |
| NHSCT | 483 | 806 | 1289 |
| SEHSCT | 389 | 648 | 1037 |
| SHSCT | 73 | 74 | 147 |
| WHSCT | 54 | 32 | 86 |
| Total | 1696 | 2529 | 4225 |
Western Health and Social Care Trust (WHSCT) & Southern Health and Social Care Trust (SHSCT) Public Protection Teams will go live on 8th May 2025.