To ask the Minister of Health for an update on progress of the implementation of recommendations arising from the consultation on the Reform of Adult Social Care.

Following the publication of the Evaluation and Summary Report on the Reform of Adult Social Care Consultation my Department established the Social Care Collaborative Forum to implement the proposals arising out of the consultation.

The Forum provides a formal mechanism for officials and representatives of the Social Care Sector (statutory, voluntary/community and private sectors), to work together as partners to build shared values and deliver improvements that will support and sustain social care now and into the future.

The work of the Collaborative Forum is being taken forward through a number of workstreams and an exercise has been undertaken by my officials to align, where appropriate, the recommendations within consultation to these workstreams. All of the proposed reforms are subject to confirmation of funding and will therefore require prioritisation and planning, and the outlining of a long-term budget to ensure realistic delivery.