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Mr Stewart Dickson: Assembly records
All of Mr Stewart Dickson’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Deputy First Minister, if you were serious about delivering an investment strategy, would the answer not simply have been a date and a time for the delivery of that strategy for Northern Ireland? Seven months out from the end of the mandate, the reality is that you should be telling the truth. The answer is that there…
To ask the Minister of Health whether any strategy will be in place to succeed the Diabetes Strategic Framework, including a timeframe for when this will be published.
Thank you, Minister, for your answer. Minister, you will have noted that the Government recently announced a VAT cut for some family expenses for a range of activities over the summer. That is perhaps a change. Can you continue to press for a similar trial for VAT in the hospitality sector and offer Northern Ireland…
Mr Dickson asked the Minister of Finance what engagement, if any, he has had with His Majesty's Treasury about a UK-wide reduction in VAT for the hospitality sector.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 32505/22-27, to detail when the most clinically appropriate time for potential implementation of capsule sponge testing will be determined for the region.
I support the amendments that my colleague the Chair of the Committee indicated. Amendment Nos 9 and 10 were tabled by Mr Carroll for all the reasons that Members have outlined. It is not that there is no concern, sympathy or empathy for the situation regarding workhouses, but I believe that the arrangements in the…
Like my colleagues have done, particularly all those who are members of the Committee for the Executive Office, I acknowledge the bravery and resilience of many of those who have been wronged and failed by those appalling institutions. I trust that the legislation will go some way to redressing their hurt and pain,…
Methinks that the Member protests too much. I rise on behalf of the Alliance Party, and as Deputy Chair of the Committee for the Executive Office. I have followed this issue closely, and raised it on a number of occasions at the Committee and in the House. The concerns in the motion are real and well founded. Let me…
We cannot remain in a state of suspension for ever. The uncertainty caused by the absence of a multi-year Budget is plunging our public services into disarray and depriving us of key economic opportunities, holding our communities back. The draft Budget previously proposed by the Minister simply is not workable.…
To ask the Minister of Health whether there are any plans to ring-fence recurrent funding, to protect allied health professional cancer posts and ensure service continuity for patients.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of allied health professional roles that remain on short-term or non-recurrent funding, broken down by (i) Health and Social Care Trust; and (ii) profession.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department is taking to ensure that allied health professional workforce planning reflects (i) rising cancer incidence; (ii) growing survivorship needs; and (iii) increasing complexity of care.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of allied health professional cancer business cases that have remained unreviewed or unapproved, since 2016; and (ii) the length of time that they have been outstanding.
To ask the Minister of Health whether there has been any change in clinical activity since the implementation of EpicCare Link, including (i) elective major surgery within theatre; (ii) paediatric major surgery activity; (iii) outpatient activity and throughput; and (v) oncology services, broken down by Health and…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any measurable efficiencies or savings that have been achieved since the introduction of EpicCare Link, including how these are being quantified, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any administrative support that is currently in place to mitigate any additional data entry burden placed on clinicians following the EpicCare Link implementation, including (i) whether clinicians are routinely required to input data previously completed by administrative staff;…
To ask the Minister of Health whether any consideration has been given to the use of Artificial Intelligence-assisted tools, such as Copilot, to reduce clinician workload and improve productivity as part of the EpicCare Link system.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any impact of EpicCare Link implementation on (i) theatre lists and scheduling efficiency; and (ii) electronic consultations and encounters, including whether a formal evaluation has been carried out.