AQW 12140/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the amount spent on public taxis for patients in the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
Asked by Kellie Armstrong MLA on 17 May 2024
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 17 May 2024
- Answer due by
- 4 June 2024
- Answered
- 28 May 202411 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
As advised by Trusts, the detailed spend on public taxis for patients in the last five years is outlined below:-
| 2019/20£m | 2020/21£m | 2021/22£m | 2022/23£m | 2023/24*£m | |
| Northern Trust | 1,069 | 567 | 1,065 | 1,212 | 1,436 |
| Belfast Trust | 1,635 | 1,419 | 1,897 | 1,996 | 1,742 |
| S. Eastern Trust | 1,399 | 1,256 | 1,847 | 1,894 | 1,772 |
| Southern Trust | 1,573 | 938 | 1,518 | 1,909 | 2,152 |
| Western Trust | 819 | 695 | 844 | 853 | 599 |
| NIAS | 206 | 795 | 853 | 2,588 | 2,287 |
| Total | 6,701 | 5,670 | 8,024 | 10,452 | 9,988 |
*Note. 23/24 figures are draft, unaudited and uncertified figures.