Recommendation R90: Regional standing committee of service users and families

From Muckamore Abbey Hospital Inquiry Report, published 18 June 2026.

Recommendation

A regional standing committee of people with learning disabilities and autistic people and their relatives should be established, to be consulted by the DoH and other bodies on services for learning disabilities and autistic people. This should be funded by DoH and potentially facilitated by the PCC. The participants in this committee should be reimbursed for taking part.

Jurisdiction: Northern Ireland

Government response

No government response to this recommendation is on the record yet.

Delivery

No statement on delivery from Department of Health NI has been found in the sources searched (last checked 22 June 2026). This is separate from the response above.

Source

Inquiry Muckamore Abbey Inquiry

Report Muckamore Abbey Hospital Inquiry Report 18 Jun 2026

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Responsible bodies

Department of Health NI Primary

Themes and tags

No person-centred care Learning disability register access Service User Involvement Co-Production Regional Committee

Recommendation made 0.4 years ago