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Mr Mike Nesbitt: Assembly records
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.
I thank the Member for the question. It is a very important point. I am sure that, from his former role, he is aware that the Department looked at the significant cost that it was incurring from the use of agency nurses. A decision was made to stop, and that was successful. I am told that there was a bit of scepticism…
I thank the Member for his question, but I do not have a specific answer. Some people think that I am not in favour of a women's health strategy: I am, in principle, but it is not right to present a strategy that you cannot afford to deliver on. The Member may be aware that I have campaigned on mental health since I…
I thank the Member for his question. Like me, he may have been in Long Gallery for the meeting on heart failure earlier today. Mr Speaker, I do not know whether it requires a declaration of interest, but that is the very condition that I was diagnosed with in 2016, so I declare that I have two stents, a pacemaker and…
In January, yes. The point, to me, is that it is delivered in this financial year. If it happens to slip, that is a matter of regret, but it is not as big a regret as not being able to deliver it at all. I am determined to deliver it, even if it slips into the 2025 calendar year.
I thank the Member, but, if I heard him correctly, he seemed to suggest that part of this year's pay award will be delivered in the next financial year.
I thank the Member for his question. A number of pay parity awards are under consideration. He will be aware that, last week, I met Agenda for Change unions and the British Medical Association (BMA) to discuss the situation. On Saturday, I was at a GP conference in the centre of Belfast discussing the same issues. It…
The purpose of the plan is to highlight the wide range of policy and service development initiatives that are in progress and outline the actions and improvements that can be delivered over the next three years to improve health outcomes for women. At this stage, the focus is on mapping the work that is already under…
I thank the Member. I am personally not aware of the spike that she referred to, but I assure her that the Department, in all its actions, is keen, eager and determined to look at rural impacts. That runs across all the activities of Health and Social Care.
Delivery of the mental health strategy has been taking place within an extremely challenging financial context, using existing limited resources to take forward actions. As a result, the strategy is being implemented through annual delivery plans that set year-on-year priorities and actions. While the number of…
I agree with the point, which is well made. My objective is to deliver better outcomes for patients, service users and the population generally as well as for those who deliver healthcare. Sometimes, slight adjustments are all that is required. Sometimes, a relatively small investment will have a disproportionately…
I thank the Member. The IMPACTAgewell project delivered by the Mid and East Antrim Agewell Partnership is an integrated community development approach to improving the health and well-being of older people. The approach brings together those involved with the care and support of an older person: the GP, community…
I am more happy to engage with the Member on the detail of the individual case. As a more general rule of thumb, the North/South reimbursement scheme, which was successful, no longer operates, because there is no budget for it. A bid was made in the previous financial year for budget to allow that scheme to be…
Community dental services (CDS) in health and social care trusts provide dental care to patients who, for various reasons, are not suitable for treatment in the primary care setting. For young children or those with additional needs or in particularly complex cases, it may be necessary for the treatment to be taken…
I thank the Member for his follow-up question. With his permission, I will go away and test the question of policy. Certainly, from my point of view, sending somebody out of the jurisdiction would have to be an act of absolute last resort. I hope that the availability from 1 April of a new £13 million fund for this…
Members will be aware that the health and social care trusts have responsibility for commissioning and delivering services for children and adults, aligned to assessed needs. Respite or short-break care is defined as the provision of regular, occasional or emergency but time-limited breaks to those who are caring for…
I have not had any particular engagement with that organisation on the question of Lynch syndrome, which, I understand, is a genetic issue. Early discussions are under way, however, to test the feasibility for the establishment of a Northern Ireland Lynch register, and those discussions are taking place between my…
It is question of resource, it is a question of funding and it is a question of capacity. There are many things, on a daily basis, that people come to me about and ask, "Why do you not do this? If you invest in this, you will save money there. You will deliver the better outcomes that you talk about delivering."…
The United Kingdom National Screening Committee recommends that bowel cancer screening be offered to individuals aged between 50 and 74. Currently, in Northern Ireland, anybody aged 60 to 74 who is registered with a GP is eligible for bowel cancer screening. Action 7 of the cancer strategy for Northern Ireland 2022-32…
I like to get out and about every week. I have been to the SWAH. I have been to most hospitals in Northern Ireland over the course of the months that I have been in charge. I meet not just managers but people who are delivering services, including those overnight services. However, as regards a strategic review, that…
The two issues are the quantum of the budget and the fact that it is a single-year budget. I have said before that I am optimistic that, if we do not get to multi-year budgets for 2025-26, I see no reason why we cannot get there for 2026-27, not least because the Labour Government will have embedded themselves both in…
Thank you so much, Mr Speaker. I am going to have to get back to the Member, but I will say that there are successes in the transformation programme that we have undertaken since Professor Bengoa was first here in 2016. The elective overnight stay centres and the day procedure centres are a part of that. Primary care…
'Hospitals — Creating a Network for Better Outcomes' clearly states that it is about the reconfiguration of the network of acute hospitals, of which the South West Acute Hospital is and remains a part. The proposed designation of SWAH as a general hospital refers to the tier at which it sits in the network and is not…