Recommendation R97: Funded access to primary care

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

Recommendation

The SPPG must ensure that commissioning includes provision for people with learning disabilities and autistic people cared for in any facility to have fully funded access to primary care services. These may be provided by LD nurse practitioners/LD nurse consultants. Local commissioning groups (LCGs) should monitor this provision.

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

Therapy access barriers Primary care funding disparities by deprivation Learning disability register access Primary Care Commissioning Learning Disability Nursing

Recommendation made 0.4 years ago