Shane Elliott

Shane Elliott is the Head of Housing and Health, a joint appointment between the Department of Health and the Northern Ireland Housing Executive. In this role, he leads efforts to strengthen collaboration between health and housing services, ensuring that people with disabilities across Northern Ireland receive the most appropriate housing solutions to meet their needs. He provides specialist advice, guidance, training, and expertise to a wide range of professionals working across housing and health sectors, and supports the Chief Allied Health Professions Officer in responding to Northern Ireland Executive business, ministerial briefings, and Assembly questions. Prior to his current position, Shane served as Head of Occupational Therapy and Community Equipment Services within the Northern Health and Social Care Trust. In that role he was professionally accountable for occupational therapy practice across a diverse range of services, including acute care, rehabilitation, adult physical