AQW 43359/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health for an update on the number of children awaiting an autism assessment, in each Health and Social Care Trust.
Asked by Nuala McAllister MLA on 26 March 2026
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 26 March 2026
- Answer due by
- 14 April 2026
- Answered
- 10 June 202676 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Validation of encompass reporting is continuing and the information provided is sourced from Trust manual returns and is not official statistics.
HSC Trusts have provided the following responses;
At 31 January 2026 the number of children waiting for ASD assessment in NHSCT was 5250.
At 31 January 2026 the number of children waiting for ASD assessment in SEHSCT was 2620.
At 28 February 2026 the number of children waiting for ASD assessment in BHSCT was 4975.
At 28 February 2026 the number of children waiting for ASD assessment in SHSCT was 1934.
At 31 March 2026 the number of children waiting for ASD assessment in WHSCT was 2837.