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To ask the Minister of Health how many unfunded and unstaffed beds, including beds in non-clinical spaces on wards, Emergency Departments and in corridors, were in use in each Health and Social Care Trust, during March 2024.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) when a review of the waiting list initiatives will be concluded; and (ii) whether a return of the Republic of Ireland Reimbursement Scheme will be considered as part of this process.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail his Department’s protocol for having new medications licensed in Northern Ireland that are not yet licensed elsewhere in the United Kingdom.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail his Department’s policies, including relevant protocols and estimated processing times, in relation to the investigation of age discrimination complaints in a Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health what proportion of hours were covered as part of Western Urgent Care’s GP out of hours service in (i) Strabane; and (ii) Omagh, in each month of the last three years.
To ask the Minister of Health what meetings he has held since February 2024 with patients, or families of patients, impacted in the Independent Neurology Inquiry.
To ask the Minister of Health what meetings he plans to hold in May 2024 with patients, or families of patients, impacted in the Independent Neurology Inquiry.
To ask the Minister of Health, following the Royal College of Pathologists Risk Assessment Report into the Cervical Cytology Service provided by the Southern Health and Social Care Trust, whether any cytology staff were reported to the Health and Care Professions Council or other relevant professional bodies.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) what steps he will take to ensure that women can have confidence in the accuracy of cervical screening tests; and (ii) whether he will commence a public inquiry into cervical cancer screening in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department will seek to action the recommendations contained in the strategy document published by the Royal College of General Practitioners, entitled A Workforce Fit for the Future.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) how his Department intends to reduce waiting times for Ear, Nose and Throat referrals; and (ii) whether there is a strategic plan to reduce these waiting times.
To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the recommendations contained in the strategy document published by the Royal College of General Practitioners, entitled A Workforce Fit for the Future.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) what consideration is being given to how the demography in Northern Ireland will change in the next 20 years, in particular the age of our population; and (ii) how an ageing population will impact services across all health and social care settings.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail the challenges of performing major elective surgeries when (a) an overnight stay is not possible; (b) there is no access to emergency theatre; and (c) there is no on-site surgical assessor; and (ii) how these challenges will impact where elective surgeries take place.
To ask the Minister of Health what options he has considered to encourage surgeons and other personnel to work in hospitals outside Greater Belfast, including merit awards, targeted training, and other forms of recognition.
To ask the Minister of Health how many under-18s from Northern Ireland have attended adult gender services (i) in Northern Ireland; (ii) elsewhere in the United Kingdom; and (iii) outside the United Kingdom, in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the (i) average; and (ii) longest ambulance handover times at each Type 1 Emergency Department, in each of the last six months.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of (i) adults; and (ii) under-18s from Northern Ireland that have attended the Tavistock Clinic, in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Health what actions he has taken to minimise under-18s accessing puberty blockers from providers not registered in the United Kingdom.
To ask the Minister of Health whether there are restrictions in place on puberty blockers being prescribed to under-18s in Northern Ireland through private clinics.