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Mr Philip McGuigan: Assembly records
All of Mr Philip McGuigan’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
I also formally welcome the new Minister to his role and thank the previous Minister for his work. I do not think that anybody will argue that the health service needs more reviews; in fact, what it needs are timely decisions and implementations. I also do not think that anybody will argue against independent…
Committee Membership That Mr Paul Boggs replace Miss Nicola Brogan as a member of the Committee for Communities; and that Mr Paul Boggs replace Mrs Sinéad Ennis as a member of the Committee for Infrastructure.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any reasons for the suspension of routine publication of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) waiting time statistics since the quarter ending 31 March 2024; (ii) the current status of the publication that was provisionally scheduled for August 2026; and (iii)…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the most recent available figures for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services waiting lists, including the number of children and young people waiting (i) less than nine weeks; (ii) between nine and 26 weeks; (iii) between 26 and 52 weeks; and (iv) more than 52 weeks, broken…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any baseline assessment that was undertaken prior to the implementation of the Right Care Right Person model, including any (i) workforce,; (ii) service demand; (iii) clinical risk; and (iv) financial impact, assessments that informed its roll-out.
Committee Membership That Mrs Sinéad Ennis replace Miss Áine Murphy as a member of the Committee for the Executive Office; that Miss Áine Murphy replace Miss Jemma Dolan as a member of the Committee for Finance; that Miss Nicola Brogan be appointed as a member of the Committee for Communities; and that Mr Cathal…
Raising Awareness of Multiple Myeloma That this Assembly notes that multiple myeloma is an incurable blood cancer, which has an intensive impact on over 170 people diagnosed here each year as well as approximately 1,000 people currently living with the condition who require multiple chemotherapy treatments over…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of people, diagnosed with cancer, who are currently waiting for more than 31 days to start treatment.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any monitoring arrangements and performance reporting mechanisms that will be put in place to track the impact of the £80 million elective care investment, including how frequently this information will be published.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail how his Department plans to ensure sufficient workforce and physical capacity to deliver the additional elective activity funded by the £80 million investment, including (i) staffing requirements; (ii) use of existing facilities; and (iii) any planned expansion of elective care…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any quantitative targets that have been set for the £80 million elective care investment, including the expected reduction in (i) waiting lists; (ii) waiting times; and (iii) the number of patients waiting over key time thresholds, by March 2027.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail a breakdown of the £80 million elective care funding for 2026-27, including (i) allocations by programme area; (ii) allocations by Health and Social Care Trust; and (iii) the proportion of funding that is recurrent and non-recurrent.
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department has any plans to launch a public consultation on legislation to restrict promotions on foods high in saturated fat, salt and sugar.
I concur with the Minister that patient safety is ultimately the top priority, but patient safety is also important, as the Member said, in terms of assessments. If you cannot get assessments, your safety is compromised. Following on from the issue of assessment, Minister, what progress has been made in improving…
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Further to my party colleague's point of order about the DUP's internal investigation, what is the point of doing an investigation if you are telling us that you have nothing to answer for? You were the leader of the DUP at a time when accusations were levelled against Jeffrey…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of (a) confirmed; and (b) suspected data breaches recorded within Digital Health and Care, in each of the last five years; and (ii) any safeguards, monitoring arrangements and access controls that are in place to prevent unauthorised access to patient records by…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) when interpreters providing services across the health and social care system last received a pay increase; (ii) whether any assessment has been made of the service that interpreters provide to patients, families and health and social care staff; and (iii) any ongoing work…
Minister, in your previous answers you talked about the pressures and the difficulties. You said that you were looking for a fair funding model, and you spoke of the need for taxpayers here to be treated equitably. Expanding on the need for taxpayers to be treated in fairness to the level of need, is our current…
When I engage with health service sectors as my party's health spokesperson, there is not one that does not talk about workforce pressures and problems with staff recruitment and retention. That is clearly the case with doctors. There is clear evidence that doctors in particular have better pay and conditions in the…
To ask the Minister of Health, further to the publication of the year-end results for the Elective Care Framework 2025-26, to detail the proportion of the reduction in longest waits for patients that relates specifically to orthopaedic procedures, including hip and knee replacements.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of patients removed from waiting lists through administrative or clinical validation, that had been awaiting (i) orthopaedic; and (ii) rheumatology, treatment.
First Minister, you have spoken previously about the opportunities created as a result of our unique economic and trading position and about the increased potential that comes with all-island cooperation. Will you outline how the work of InterTradeIreland and Tourism Ireland is supporting further development of the…