Debate contribution: Encompass

Debate contribution by Mr Justin McNulty on 2 June 2026.

MLA: Mr Justin McNulty
Party at the time: Social Democratic and Labour Party
Date: 2 June 2026
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Encompass
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5584233

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I thank the Minister for his answer. Since the Encompass go-live in May 2025 without GP data integration, at a projected cost of almost £2 billion to the Department of Health and the Executive, healthcare professionals have noted a reduction in patient throughput because of overburdensome and clunky data-entry requirements from a system that was not built for use in healthcare. Notwithstanding the merits of Encompass that you outlined, do you not think that it is beyond credible that a system that was designed to increase efficiency is impeding the work of healthcare professionals? Has a post-project evaluation review been conducted?

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This follow-up belongs to: Oral question AQO 3643/22-27.

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