Every imported question, contribution and motion, with its classification. Unflagged, uncertain and not-yet-analysed records are all included so the analysis can be checked independently.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) whether any assessment has been made of the impact of waiting for an initial mental health assessment on patient safety and wellbeing, including any monitoring of adverse outcomes such as Emergency Department presentations, psychiatric admissions, self-harm incidents and deaths; and…
To ask the Minister of Health (i) whether any assessment has been made of (i) the number of residents in North Down currently not registered with a General Practitioner's surgery; and (ii) to detail any action his Department has taken, in the last 12 months, to increase access to General Practitioners in North Down.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any guidance that is provided to Health and Social Care Trusts in relation to communication with patients following miscarriage, particularly for appointment notifications and follow-up care.
To ask the Minister of Health for an update on any progress against recommendations in the October 2022 report Enabling Safe Quality Midwifery Services and Care In Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of the staffing levels of (i) doctors; and (ii) other staff, in maternity services, in each Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) whether there are any plans to implement Jess's Rule; and (ii) whether any assessment has been made by his Department on a potential implementation of Jess's Rule.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) whether his Department has made any assessment of the adequacy of services for women living with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder; and (ii) to detail any actions that are being taken to improve (a) clinical awareness; (b) timely diagnosis; (c) access to evidence-based treatment; and…
To ask the Minister of Health, in light of the managed closure of Fertility Network UK and the uncertainty surrounding the future of the Fertility Network NI, to detail (i) any engagement his Department has had in relation to the continuation of fertility support services, including whether alternative funding or…
To ask the Minister of Health (i) whether any assessment has been made of the impact of differences in pay and terms and conditions between pharmacists employed by GP Federations and those employed directly by Health and Social Care while undertaking comparable clinical roles; and (ii) whether there is any policy that…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of pharmacists employed by GP Federations who are not employed on terms and conditions equivalent to Agenda for Change; and (ii) any engagement his Department and the Strategic Planning and Performance Group has had with GP Federations and the Pharmacists' Defence…
To ask the Minister of Health whether the Strategic Planning and Performance Group has received a request for funding to align the pay and terms and conditions of pharmacists employed by GP Federations with those employed directly by Health and Social Care.
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department or the Strategic Planning and Performance Group has identified any barriers to aligning the pay and terms and conditions of pharmacists employed by GP Federations with those employed directly by Health and Social Care.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of Band 8D posts have been created within the Strategic Planning and Performance Group since its establishment, including the business case used to justify each post.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the current job titles of all Band 8D posts within the Strategic Planning and Performance Group, including whether each post is substantive, temporary, acting-up or seconded.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the total cost to the public purse of Band 8D posts within the Strategic Planning and Performance Group, in each financial year since its establishment, including (i) salary; (ii) employer National Insurance contributions; (iii) employer pension contributions; and (iv) any other…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the salary expenditure on Agenda for Change Band 8D posts within the Strategic Planning and Performance Group, in each financial year since its establishment.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of Agenda for Change Band 8D posts within the Strategic Planning and Performance Group, on 1 April in each year since it was established, broken down into (i) substantive; (ii) temporary; (ii) secondment; and (iv) acting-up appointments.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps he is taking to support the mental health of women going through (i) menopause; (ii) perimenopause; and (iii) hormonal treatment related to menopause.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of (a) substantive; and (b) vacant, consultant gastroenterology posts, in the Western Health and Social Care Trust (WHSCT); (ii) how consultant gastroenterology services are currently provided at the South West Acute Hospital; and (iii) any steps that are being…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the rationale for underpinning the current procedures and timescales for the assessment, treatment planning and commencement of radiotherapy for patients with rapidly progressive metastatic neurological conditions, including leptomeningeal disease; and (ii) whether there are…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any clinical rationale underpinning current cancer surveillance procedures, including the practice of limiting follow-up imaging to areas of known disease or new symptoms; and (ii) whether there are any plans to review or revise these procedures to support earlier detection…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department has taken with the Education Authority to secure appropriate on-site nursing provision at Knockevin Special School, to prevent children being redirected to other schools.