All of Mr Mike Nesbitt’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
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I beg to introduce the Hospital Parking Charges Bill [NIA 29/22-27], which is a Bill to further postpone the ban under the Hospital Parking Charges Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 on charging money for parking vehicles in hospital car parks.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Hospital Parking Charges Bill: First Stage Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Hospital Parking Charges Bill: First Stage
We need to be innovative and imaginative. If we focus solely on the money, we will be beaten. We cannot continue to absorb over 50% of the entire Executive Budget because the other Departments are doing very good work, not least in addressing the social determinants of ill health.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Day Centre Transport Services: East Belfast Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Day Centre Transport Services: East Belfast
Mr McGrath hit on something, which is that the drivers are not just drivers. If they are regular collectors and deliverers of the same service users, then, to some extent, they become carers and deliverers of care. It is about a package. The role involves more than simply driving a vehicle for an hourly rate. That is…
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Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, and thank you to all the Members for East Belfast who have contributed. I pay particular thanks to Andy and Joanne, who made me aware of the issues. Joanne invited me to visit the day centre. I am glad that I did, but I must say that my visit was informative rather than enjoyable, because…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Day Centre Transport Services: East Belfast Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Day Centre Transport Services: East Belfast
— by an eating disorder. Last week, I was pleased to take part in an event, upstairs in the Building, to mark Eating Disorders Awareness Week, not least because the theme was "Community". In the remaining year and two days between now and purdah, I want as much of my work as possible to be community-based, as we roll…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Regional Eating Disorder Service Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Regional Eating Disorder Service
Thank you, Deputy Speaker. I thank Mr Martin for tabling the motion and for his work with the all-party group. I can only imagine the emotions involved in watching a loved one whose life is shaped or dominated —
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Accelerated Passage: Hospital Parking Charges Bill (NIA Bill 29/22-27) That the Hospital Parking Charges Bill proceed under the accelerated passage procedure.
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Second Stage: Hospital Parking Charges Bill (NIA Bill 29/22-27)
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I hope that we are not confusing each other over what we understand by the protocol. We have asked for a two-hour handover to be the target, and that is what we are aiming for, with a view to moving to an even shorter time frame. If, however, the Member is talking about some other protocol, perhaps we can discuss that…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Ambulance Service: Handover Protocol Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Ambulance Service: Handover Protocol
It is a constant battle. We set a two-hour waiting time target, which we did not meet in full over the course of the extreme additional winter pressures. However, I am very proud of the Ambulance Service. It has great leadership, and it is trying very hard. I did a ride-on a few weeks ago, which was very informative,…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Ambulance Service: Handover Protocol Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Ambulance Service: Handover Protocol
Lagan Valley Hospital has a critical role to play. As a rule of thumb, when you separate out emergency surgery from elective or planned surgery, you become much more efficient. Lagan Valley Hospital is doing fantastic work in a number of elective procedures. It is doing particularly well in providing cataract…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Lagan Valley Hospital: Elective Care Centre Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Lagan Valley Hospital: Elective Care Centre
I thank the Member for his question. I think that it is critical. Lagan Valley is an elective day procedure centre. The Mater and the South West Acute Hospital are overnight centres, and fantastic work is being done at Daisy Hill Hospital. When I go to some of those subregional hospitals, such as Lagan Valley, I see…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Lagan Valley Hospital: Elective Care Centre Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Lagan Valley Hospital: Elective Care Centre
The second part is easier to answer than the first. I expect the report from Sir Frank, once I get it, to be pretty clear, and therefore it should not take me a particularly long time to make a decision. As I said, as part of the terms of reference, Sir Frank will advise me on whether he believes that a statutory…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Cervical Smear Review: Southern Health and Social Care Trust Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Cervical Smear Review: Southern Health and Social Care Trust
I have asked Professor Sir Frank Atherton, who was a former Chief Medical Officer in Wales. I was originally going to ask him to review those reports, but I then met Ladies with Letters and a couple of others, and they made the case that, in their view, there was information that is germane to the scandal that was not…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Cervical Smear Review: Southern Health and Social Care Trust Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Cervical Smear Review: Southern Health and Social Care Trust
I would say that nobody wants him to die, but 104 weeks is shocking at any age, but particularly at that age. It reminds me that, if you are 80 years old and are told that you will have to wait five years, that could, as a percentage of your remaining life, be pretty close to 100%. If you are 10 years old and are told…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Knee Replacement: Waiting Times Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Knee Replacement: Waiting Times
I do not have that timeline to hand. I can certainly write to the Member about that. However, I can tell him that, when it comes to the £50 million that we are spending in this financial year — the whole £50 million will be spent by the end of this month — orthopaedics is by far the number-one area for additional…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Knee Replacement: Waiting Times Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Knee Replacement: Waiting Times
A number of schemes come under that umbrella level of payment. If the Member is content, I will write to her with the exact detail, rather than guess. More generally, once we determine the cost of service and discuss it with the dental representatives, we will be looking at a significant redesign of NHS or HSC dental…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Dental Treatment: Barriers to Access Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Dental Treatment: Barriers to Access
The number of people who are unable to access dental services is rising. The Member will be aware that dental practitioners are not under any contractual obligation to do National Health Service work; they are free to charge privately. The Member is probably aware that, when the health service was instituted in 1948,…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Dental Treatment: Barriers to Access Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Dental Treatment: Barriers to Access
It is an apology, Mr McGrath. There are no commissioned services, as the Member knows, so any money that is spent by the trusts is discretionary spend by the trusts. The Department does not commission services. I am very pleased that we have commissioned the report, and that we have 19 clear recommendations for future…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: ADHD Services: Commissioning and Implementation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: ADHD Services: Commissioning and Implementation
I do not believe that there is any specific ring-fenced money for ADHD services. The Member is aware that we have published Northern Ireland's first needs assessment, which sets out for the first time the level of demand for a commissioned service, as well as recommendations for what such a service might look like and…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: ADHD Services: Commissioning and Implementation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: ADHD Services: Commissioning and Implementation
The Member may know that £251 million worth of high-risk backlog maintenance works are required: £44 million in the Northern Trust; £17 million in the South Eastern Trust; £14 million in the Southern Trust; £17 million in the Belfast Trust; £1 million in the Fire and Rescue Service; and £158 million in the Western…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Health: Estates Management Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Health: Estates Management
For the 2025-26 financial year, the Department of Health has allocated £30·79 million to address high-risk backlog maintenance across the HSC. I will break that down: £25 million is provided through the Department's core annual backlog maintenance capital budget, and the remaining £5·79 million is received through…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Health: Estates Management Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Health: Estates Management
Yes. We see clearer, safer and more consistent care. A single digital patient record means that clinicians have the same up-to-date information wherever a patient presents. For example, if you went to Lagan Valley Hospital and the team there decided to send you to the Royal or the Ulster Hospital, they would not give…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Health: IT Systems Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Health: IT Systems
I thank the Member. Data will be and already is king. The ability of Encompass to give us that solid foundation for analysis is absolutely critical. I see the future of Encompass being not just in electronic patient records but in the ability to do population health initiatives based on the trapping and analysis of…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Health: IT Systems Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Health: IT Systems
Over the past three years, the Department has spent £508 million directly on digital systems infrastructure and support across the HSC. The wider figure of £2·5 billion refers to the whole-life costs of major digital programmes identified by the Audit Office, including Encompass, new pathology systems and regional…
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