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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 flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
On Wednesday 4 February, people across the globe will mark World Cancer Day, taking the opportunity to raise awareness of cancer and to promote its prevention, early detection and treatment. World Cancer Day offers an important day on which to reflect on the impact of cancer on individuals, families and communities…
Mr McGuigan asked the Minister of Education, given that, in recent weeks, a number of preschool settings in his North Antrim constituency have contacted him about funded places, where demand clearly outstrips supply, and that, last week, he had correspondence from Eden Primary School and met the staff of Cloughmills…
Accessing Mental Health Data That this Assembly recognises the urgent need for accurate and consistent mental health data to support effective planning, delivery and accountability of mental health, addiction and suicide prevention services across Health and Social Care Trusts; expresses concern that the absence of a…
I thank the Member for securing the Adjournment debate. I was elected not in East Derry but in North Antrim. My constituency, however, ends on one side of Kilrea Bridge, so it is an issue that has had an impact on my constituents' daily lives, be that in going to their places of work, taking their children to school…
I met the Causeway Community Action Group recently, and I meet businesses in Ballycastle and groups in Ballintoy, on the issue of high traffic volume, particularly in peak season, and some of the issues associated with that. In response to Mr Bradley, Minister, you talked about working with councils. What work is your…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the anticipated timeline for the scoping exercises into (i) potential cross-border cooperation; and (ii) less invasive post-mortem approaches, in respect of paediatric pathology services.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the amount of the study budget for doctors undertaking postgraduate training or professional development that must be used to pay for mandatory training.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) when the Neurology Delivery Team will be established, to implement the recommendations of the Regional Review of Neurology Services; (ii) who will lead this process; and (ii) any key stakeholders that will be involved.
I thank the Minister for his response. The Minister is aware that the livestock industry plays a vital role on an all-island basis. On biosecurity, will his Department consider assessing the potential of an all-island approach to bovine electronic identification (e-ID), particularly for enhanced disease control,…
I thank the Member for allowing me to come in. The amendment calls for a commitment to stop spending on private healthcare. The Member mentioned a decision taken previously by the Assembly. When I talked about the need for an all-Ireland health service, I envisaged it being free at the point of delivery with public…
It is a worthwhile debate. I thank the Members who tabled the motion: it gives us the opportunity to discuss the reality that patients, families and healthcare workers experience inside our hospital emergency departments. Given that my contribution will focus on patients and staff, I will get the politics out of the…
I beg to move Go raibh maith agat, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. The North does not have a paediatric pathology service. That has been the case since 2019, and it is a glaring, important deficit in the health service here. I will ask questions and make suggestions to the Minister later in my speech. At the heart of the…
In your response, Minister, you mentioned the importance of GPs, pharmacies, the independent sector, domiciliary carers etc, and I wholeheartedly agree with that. It will be no surprise to the Minister that, when some of those groups come to the Health Committee, they express their unhappiness and dissatisfaction with…
I thank the deputy First Minister for the statement and the update. In her answers, she mentioned collaboration a number of times: does she agree that all our people here are best served by working together on a North/South, east-west basis consistent with the Good Friday Agreement?
Committee Membership That Ms Aoife Finnegan replace Mr Danny Baker on the Committee for Justice; and that Mr Danny Baker replace Ms Aoife Finnegan on the Committee on Procedures.
I welcome the prioritisation of Health by the Minister and the Executive. Given that the health service relies heavily on staff, can the Minister give a commitment that health workers will get their pay rises in a timely fashion?
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any data available on (i) diagnostic interval or time to diagnosis from first healthcare presentation, (ii) the number of times children and young people present to a healthcare service before receiving a diagnosis; and (iii) routes to diagnosis, for children and young people…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) when the next Cancer Patient Experience Survey will be conducted; and (ii) whether any consideration has been given to developing a methodology that separately captures the experiences of children under 16 with cancer and their families.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any engagement taken place with third sector organisations in progressing the reconfiguration of adolescent and young adult cancer services, as outlined in the Cancer Strategy 2022-2032.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any assessment that has been made of barriers to accessing cancer treatment faced by children and young people due to travel costs, including any data on missed or delayed appointments attributable to financial constraints.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any data collected on travel (i) distances; and (ii) costs, incurred by children and young people under 25 with cancer and their families in accessing cancer treatment, including those travelling outside of the North for specialist care.
To ask the Minister of Health, in relation to all published cancer waiting time targets, to detail the amount that relate specifically to suspected lung cancer.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any actions being taken to improve earlier detection and ensure timely referral pathways for suspected lung cancer.