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To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) when each Health and Social Care Trust expects any existing stock of non-priority envelopes to be used; and (ii) when each Trust expects to introduce priority economy envelopes for patient correspondence sent through Royal Mail.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) whether his Department is considering reducing the maximum ambulance handover time under the release to rescue policy from two hours to 45 minutes during winter 2026-27; and (ii) any assessment that has been made of the potential impact of such a change on emergency…
To ask the Minister of Health, in light of reported issues regarding winter pressures within emergency departments, to detail (i) any steps his Department is taking to assess the adequacy of winter preparedness plans developed by each Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any measurable outcomes his Department expects to achieve during winter 2026-27 in (i) reducing emergency department waiting times; (ii) reducing ambulance handover delays; and (iii) reducing the number of patients receiving care in hospital corridors, including how progress…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number and age-standardised rate of cancer registrations in Derry City and Strabane and Mid Ulster, in each year from 2018 to 2023, broken down by (i) major cancer type; and (ii) the smallest geographical area for which the data can be provided.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any evidence and methodology underpinning the assessment that cancer registration figures for Derry City and Strabane and Mid Ulster do not indicate an unexpected geographical pattern requiring further investigation; (i) any analyses undertaken to determine whether increases…
To ask the Minister of Health, within the Northern Health and Social Care Trust's gynaecology service, to detail (i) the number of funded consultant gynaecology posts; (ii) the number of posts currently filled; and (iii) the number of consultant vacancies, including the length of time each vacancy has remained…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any arrangements in place across each Health and Social Care Trust to ensure that patients awaiting gynaecology appointments are (i) clinically reassessed where their symptoms deteriorate while on a waiting list; (ii) reprioritised where clinically necessary; and (iii) provided…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any consideration given to implementing the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists’ recommendations that patients awaiting gynaecology care should receive (i) regular communication; (ii) support to manage their symptoms; and (iii) prioritisation which takes account of…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any consideration his Department has taken of developing advanced nurse practitioner roles within gynaecology services to undertake (i) transvaginal ultrasound; (ii) diagnostic hysteroscopy; and (iii) endometrial biopsy.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any consideration given to adopting the Health Service Executive’s one-stop ambulatory gynaecology model, under which patients can receive (i) consultation; (ii) diagnostic investigation; and (iii) treatment during a single appointment.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department has taken to ensure that patients prescribed antidepressants are made aware of updated safety information, including warnings regarding suicidal thoughts and behaviours and the potential risk of Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department is taking to ensure that new Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency safeguards and safety information relating to antidepressant medicines are communicated promptly to (i) GPs; (ii) pharmacists; (iii) other relevant healthcare professionals;…
To ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of (i) current NHS dental capacity in South Down; and (i) how this affects patients' ability to register with an NHS dentist.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail whether any NHS dental practices within an accessible travelling distance of South Down are currently accepting new NHS patients.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of children that have been diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy in each of the last five years, broken down by age at diagnosis.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any discussions his Department has had with the Department of Health in Dublin about cross-border cooperation to make newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy available to babies born in Northern Ireland, given that it is now offered to all newborns in the South.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any engagement his Department has had with the UK National Screening Committee and the Department of Health and Social Care about extending the in-service evaluation of newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy to Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any measures his Department is taking to ease pressures on Emergency Departments during the 2026-27 winter period, in light of issues raised by Emergency Department clinical leads and the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.