Motion or amendment: A 24/7 Thrombectomy Service
Motion or amendment by Mr Danny Donnelly on .
- MLA
- Mr Danny Donnelly
- Party at the time
- Alliance Party
- Date
- 15 April 2024
- Type
- Motion or amendment
- Business
- Motion · Private Members' Motion
- Heading
- A 24/7 Thrombectomy Service
- Assembly identifier
- Document 397444
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Text
A 24/7 Thrombectomy Service
That this Assembly acknowledges that thrombectomy is one of the most effective medical interventions ever discovered; further acknowledges that despite the hard work of health service staff to develop the thrombectomy service it is unacceptable that less than half of eligible patients in Northern Ireland receive thrombectomy due to lack of staff, funding and resources; recognises that 24/7 access to thrombectomy is essential to reducing disability after stroke; further recognises that the Stroke Action Plan recommendation of moving to a 24/7 service by the end of 2024 should be prioritised; and calls on the Minister of Health to commit to the expansion of the thrombectomy service with multi-year investment, to tackle the stroke workforce shortages, invest in innovations and progress stroke transformation to create efficient treatment pathways as a matter of urgency.
136 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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Assessment
Jev’s structured answers met the documented threshold for “not flagged”.
- Overall probability that the activity is being used to promote, exploit or escalate an identity-based controversy: 0.02 (flagging needs at least 0.70; at or below 0.30 is not flagged).
- None of the five culture-war criteria was met (each was below 0.60).
- Assessed as legitimate policy scrutiny (0.97).
- No identity-based framing was identified (1.00).
- Subject area: Disability (including neurodivergence and mental health), disabled people and disability or sickness benefits.
- The overall probability was at or below the not-flagging threshold.
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Jev’s structured answers
| Question | Probability | Met? |
|---|---|---|
| Identity framing | 0.02 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.01 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.01 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.01 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.02 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.97 | Yes |
| Overall judgement | 0.02 | At or below not-flagging threshold |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing (chosen) | 1.00 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.00 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.00 |
| Adopts it | 0.00 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| Disability (including neurodivergence and mental health), disabled people and disability or sickness benefits | 0.51 |
| No identity-related subject | 0.49 |
| Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials | 0.00 |
| Parades, bonfires and commemorations | 0.00 |
| Irish language, Ulster-Scots and language policy | 0.00 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 08:53 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9. The text was identical to an already-assessed record, so the same answers were reused.
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