Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris says health trusts will now be able to recruit and train staff to support 'sustainable services' following delays in setting up full abortion services in NI
The government said the formal commissioning would allow trusts to ensure "high quality services" are available across Northern Ireland.He said his officials would continue to work with the Department of Health and the healthcare sector to ensure a range of services was in place in the coming months.
Last week the government said funding for the current financial year would be ring-fenced within the Department of Health's budget. It added: "Today's legal instruction on commissioning and the ringfencing of funding will mean that HSC Trusts will have the necessary resources to ensure a full range of abortion services will be available in NI, including putting in place the necessary staffing and training required."Abortion is a devolved matter, but at that time devolution in Northern Ireland was suspended due to a political row.
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