Written question AQW 54904/22-27

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 54904/22-27
Department
Department of Health
Business
To the Minister of Health
Assembly identifier
Document 504633

Text

To ask the Minister of Health to detail any interim measures his Department is considering to improve the early identification and diagnosis of spinal muscular atrophy in babies, pending any decision on the introduction of routine newborn screening for the condition.

41 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.

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