Written question AQW 54903/22-27
Written question by Ms Claire Sugden on .
- MLA
- Ms Claire Sugden
- Party at the time
- Independent
- Date
- 16 October 2026
- Type
- Written question
- Assembly reference
- AQW 54903/22-27
- Department
- Department of Health
- Business
- To the Minister of Health
- Assembly identifier
- Document 504632
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Text
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any arrangements that are currently in place to ensure that babies diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy can access specialist treatment at the earliest possible opportunity; and (ii) whether any assessment has been made of whether these arrangements would be sufficient to support the introduction of routine newborn screening for the condition.
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