Debate contribution: Accident and Emergency Facility: Altnagelvin Hospital

Debate contribution by Mr Alan Robinson on 13 January 2026.

MLA: Mr Alan Robinson
Party at the time: Democratic Unionist Party
Date: 13 January 2026
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Accident and Emergency Facility: Altnagelvin Hospital
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5316284

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I thank the Minister for that response. The Minister is quite right: the Altnagelvin emergency department is now 40 years old, and it was designed to cater for around 35,000 patients back then.
Does he believe that the reconfiguration of the South West Acute Hospital (SWAH) is adding to the numbers attending Altnagelvin A&E?

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This follow-up belongs to: Topical question AQT 1915/22-27.

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