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To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) whether any assessment has been made of the impact of administrative and non-clinical duties on the time available for GPs to provide direct patient care; (ii) any steps his Department is taking to reduce unnecessary administrative burdens on GP practices; and (iii) whether…
To ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of (i) changes in the workload of GP practices since the introduction of the Health and Personal Social Services (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004; and (ii) the extent to which responsibilities previously…
To ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of the findings of the Gateway Review for the new Belfast Children's Hospital, including any actions taken as a result.
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department has given any consideration to utilising surgeons from outside Northern Ireland to perform mesh removal procedures.
To ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of the competency of surgeons in Health and Social Care Trusts in performing mesh removal procedures.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of surgeons in Health and Social Care Trusts who have undergone specific, up to date, training in mesh removal procedures.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail when (i) the Southern Health and Social Care Trust (SHSCT); (ii) his Department; (iii) the Minister; (iv) the Public Health Agency (v) Health and Social Care Board; and (vi) the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority, first became aware of concerns over the performance of…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of people, diagnosed with cancer, who are currently waiting for more than 31 days to start treatment.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail changes in waiting lists, waiting times and financial deficits across health and social care services during the period in which expenditure on Band 8D posts within the Strategic Planning and Performance Group increased.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any assessment that has been made of whether the current number of Band 8D posts within the Strategic Planning and Performance Group represents value for money in light of trends in waiting lists, waiting times, service performance and financial pressures across health and…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the total increase in expenditure on Band 8D posts within the Strategic Planning and Performance Group since its establishment, both as a (i) cash increase; and (ii) percentage increase.
To ask the Minister of Health whether any benchmarking exercise has been undertaken comparing the number of Band 8D posts within the Strategic Planning and Performance Group against equivalent commissioning, planning or performance management organisations elsewhere in the United Kingdom.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the ratio of Band 8D posts to total staff employed within the Strategic Planning and Performance Group for each financial year since its establishment.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of confirmed or suspected cases of female genital mutilation identified by health and social care services that were referred to (i) Children's Social Care; (ii) Adult Social Care; and (iii) the Police Service of Northern Ireland. in the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the length of time that Slievemore House, Derry, has had vacant property; and (ii) any plans to either dispose of or redevelop the vacant property at Slievemore House, Derry.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any elements of the June 2026 Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority report Emergency General Surgery in the Western Trust that (i) he has discussed with the Western Health and Social Care Trust; and (ii) he will review within his own Department.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of ambulance journeys from the South West Acute Hospital to other acute hospitals that were undertaken for emergency surgical patients, in each of the last three years, broken down by hospital site.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail a timeline of key decisions taken by his Department in relation to emergency general surgery services at the South West Acute Hospital, since December 2022.
To ask the Minister of Health whether there is a cap on hours for additional support for adults during the summer, in the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any informal engagement that has taken place on the Western Health and Social Care Trust's Vision Plan with families of adults and children with learning disability and autism, since October 2025.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any progress that has been made in implementing Action 34 of the Mental Health Strategy 2021-2031, including (i) when the Regional Outcomes Framework is expected to be operational; and (ii) when his Department will begin to routinely collect comprehensive mental health outcomes…
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail whether rates relief is available for individuals living with an incurable disease, including any criteria that is applied.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any action points his Department will be taking forward from the research carried out with the James Hutton Institute on the long-term sustainable future for the Mourne Mountains.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any reason his officials did not inform the Committee for Finance that they would be breaching the approved Vote on Account by over £1 million in July 2026, in their session on 2026-2027 outturn on 1 July 2026.