Debate contribution: South West Acute Hospital: Elective Overnight Stay Centre
Debate contribution by Mr Robbie Butler on .
- MLA
- Mr Robbie Butler
- Party at the time
- Ulster Unionist Party
- Date
- 21 September 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution (made as a minister)
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- South West Acute Hospital: Elective Overnight Stay Centre
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5742296
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I thank the Member for her question. I made an early commitment to visit as many sites as I could, and the SWAH was high up that list. I thank the board and those who showed me what they had during that visit. They were also able to demonstrate some of the pressures, some of which have been well versed in the Chamber. I have already outlined some of the Department's investment in, and commitment to, the SWAH site. The SWAH is a very valued and integral part of our hospital network. It is really important that users be at the centre of any conversation about transformation, reset or reconfiguration.
As part of the regional response to providing the best health and social care that we can in Northern Ireland, I would therefore like to see increased capacity and throughput at the SWAH. It will be interesting to see the report on the vision for the SWAH that is being undertaken.
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