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To ask the Minister of Health to detail the average waiting time for house inspections by occupational health in the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of occupational health house inspections that took place in the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of Health and Social Care Trust-owned properties being used for social housing tenants, broken down by (a) sheltered housing; (b) supported living for people with learning disabilities; and (c) accommodation for people with mental health needs, in each of the last…
To ask the Minister of Health for an update on (i) the introduction of a ban on the use of Trimethylbenzoyl Diphenylphosphine Oxide, given growing health and environmental concerns associated with this substance; and (ii) when this will apply in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister of Health, following the Cervical Screening Review in the Southern Health and Social Care Trust, how screener underperformance will be (i) monitored; and (ii) promptly rectified.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the steps his Department has taken to ensure that Operation Begrain is proceeding as a robust inquiry; (ii) why no senior officials from the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust or his Department have to date been questioned in connection with the withholding of records,…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the monitoring his Department carries out to ensure that delays in urgent cancer referrals do not result in avoidable harm or late diagnoses.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any urgent measures being taken to increase dermatology capacity to meet the two-week cancer referral standard.
To ask the Minister of Health whether additional services, including independent sector or cross-border commissioning, are being considered to reduce waiting times for red-flag dermatology patients.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any plans his Department has put in place to improve timeframes for parents and young people in accessing autism spectrum disorder assessments.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail what engagement his Department has had with the Western Health and Social Care Trust since the announcement to pause the consultation on the future of emergency general surgery; and (ii) to outline the next steps that his Department in conjunction with the Western Health and…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any estimate made of the number of patients who will benefit from the £10 million allocated to the Waiting List Reimbursement Scheme.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of applications to the Waiting List Reimbursement Scheme that have been (i) received; (ii) approved; and (iii) rejected since its launch in June 2025.
To ask the Minister of Health, in relation to the Waiting List Reimbursement Scheme, what consideration has been given to introducing a mechanism to cover treatment costs upfront for patients who cannot afford to self-fund before reimbursement.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the average waiting time (i) from GP referral to consultant outpatient appointment; and (ii) from consultant appointment to being added to a surgical waiting list.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of patients currently on surgical waiting lists who have waited more than two years for a first consultant appointment before being added to the waiting list.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail a breakdown of the £806,000 awarded to gender identity services in July 2025; and (ii) whether it will be an annual recurring cost.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of breech births recorded, in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust; and (ii) the proportion of these that resulted in (a) vaginal delivery; and (b) caesarean section.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any assessment his Department has made of the impact of the EU Treatment Scheme on reducing elective surgery waiting lists.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the mechanisms his Department has explored to improve the affordability of the EU Treatment Scheme for patients who cannot meet the upfront costs, such as alternative reimbursement arrangements.
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department will issue guidance to patients applying to the EU Treatment Scheme on how to identify and select appropriate and accredited healthcare providers in the European Union.
To ask the Minister of Health to outline how his Department is communicating the application process for the EU Treatment Scheme to patients and to healthcare providers who may be supporting them.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the steps his Department has taken to ensure that the application process for the EU Treatment Scheme is accessible to patients who may not have reliable digital access or confidence in using online systems.