Debate contribution: Hospital Waiting Lists
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
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- Hospital Waiting Lists
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5742361
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I absolutely do, and I thank the Member for raising that. During my 10 years here, that has certainly been one of the biggest frustrations for me. Delivery is what this place has to be about. Through that initiative, we have seen tangible delivery that really changes people's lives. Targeted investment is delivering meaningful improvements, particularly for some of the patients who have waited longest. It is a clear example of this place and the Executive delivering for patients. I want to see us embed that activity further in the health service by improving theatre utilisation, expanding effective elective and day procedure models, reducing avoidable cancellations and making full use of the facilities and workforce that are available. My approach will be relentlessly focused on delivery, productivity and better outcomes. The figures are moving in the right direction, but the real test is whether patients are seen and treated sooner. That is the standard by which I expect progress to be judged, but we are on the right track.
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