Motion or amendment: Accessing Mental Health Data
Motion or amendment by Mr Philip McGuigan on .
- MLA
- Mr Philip McGuigan
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 28 January 2026
- Type
- Motion or amendment
- Business
- Motion · Private Members' Motion
- Heading
- Accessing Mental Health Data
- Assembly identifier
- Document 468269
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Accessing Mental Health Data
That this Assembly recognises the urgent need for accurate and consistent mental health data to support effective planning, delivery and accountability of mental health, addiction and suicide prevention services across Health and Social Care Trusts; expresses concern that the absence of a centralised data system and the fragmented approach to data management across Trusts have created major gaps in understanding service capacity, demand and outcomes, including information on bed availability, planned versus actual spending, referral numbers, people in contact with support services, and performance against waiting-time targets; notes that such information is routinely published in other jurisdictions; believes that this data deficit undermines the effectiveness of the Mental Health Strategy 2021-2031 and transparency across the system; and calls on the Minister of Health to prioritise the creation of a single, standardised mental health data system with regular public reporting across all Trusts, to underpin evidence-based decision-making and improve outcomes for the population.
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