Debate contribution: Paediatric Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy

Debate contribution by Mr Mike Nesbitt on 18 February 2025.

MLA: Mr Mike Nesbitt
Party at the time: Ulster Unionist Party
Date: 18 February 2025
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Paediatric Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 4806455

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I thank the Member. There have been a number of initiatives. Consultants have been validating the waiting list. More procedures have been carried out by the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, which is the regional centre for PEG procedures. Training has been provided by the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children to facilitate those procedures taking place at the Ulster Hospital, which involves making the workforce appropriately trained and motivated. Therefore, some significant effort has been made to address the waiting list. I do not try to deceive the Member: the waiting list is still too long.

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