Debate contribution: Western Health and Social Care Trust Vision Plan
Debate contribution by Ms Cara Hunter on .
- MLA
- Ms Cara Hunter
- Party at the time
- Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Date
- 29 June 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- Western Health and Social Care Trust Vision Plan
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5644831
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Speaking of the future and a vision for the Western Trust, I sat, over the weekend, with a loved one who was severely suicidal. Once they reached triage, they were informed that, because they do not currently live in the Western Trust area, they would not be able to access support or be admitted. Upon that happening, I realised that, sadly, that is a much bigger issue and that many people have faced the same challenges due to the trust area in which they live and the A&E at which they present. Will you, please, take that lived experience back to your Department so that there is an understanding of the fact that people who experience acute suicidality need help exactly where they are and at that exact moment?
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