Debate contribution: Health and Social Care: Data Definitions

Debate contribution by Mr John Blair on 24 March 2026.

MLA: Mr John Blair
Party at the time: Alliance Party
Date: 24 March 2026
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Health and Social Care: Data Definitions
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5463203

Text

I thank the Minister for that reply. On the subject of data, further to the question, given the BMA's warning that consultant vacancies may be significantly under-reported because only posts under active recruitment are counted, does he accept that decisions may be flawed if the data that he referenced previously understates the scale of need?

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

Part of an exchange

This follow-up belongs to: Oral question AQO 3353/22-27.

Assessment

Not analysed

This is the same MLA’s follow-up within the exchange on their own question. It is analysed together with that question and is not counted separately, so one question is never counted twice.

Disagree with this assessment?

Classifications can be challenged. A person reads every challenge, and any change is recorded publicly above with its reason.

Challenge this classification