On Demand coverage of the Committee for Health
https://youtu.be/Km4fNMTQt7s The Committee receive a briefing on GP Services from the Royal College of General Practitioners and British Medical Association GP Committee. This was followed by a Departmental Briefing on Hyponatraemia related deaths and the report recommendations. View the agenda.
https://youtu.be/uG1KEqBASC4 The Committee received a Departmental Briefing on the vaccination programme and a briefing from the Interim Mental Health Champion. The Committee also discussed The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (Amendment No.5) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021. View the agenda.
https://youtu.be/tChlIqccrK0 The Committee receive a briefing from the Chair of Inter-Departmental Working Group Mother and Baby institutions. This was followed by a Departmental Briefing on waiting lists and waiting times. The Committee also received a briefing from Paul Givan MLA and representatives of Don’t Screen Us Out on the Severe Fetal Impairment Abortion (Amendment) Bill.… Continue Reading Committee for Health Meeting Thursday 11 March 2021
https://youtu.be/ZH1nhD71MlY The Committee received a Ministerial Update on the COVID-19 Disease Response from Health Minister Robin Swann and Chief Medical Officer Dr Michael McBride. This was followed by a Departmental briefing on the Health and Social Care Bill. The Committee also received a Departmental briefing on SR 2021/26 The Healthy Start Scheme and Day Care… Continue Reading Committee for Health Meeting Thursday 4 March 2021
https://youtu.be/QiZKCf1Mg38 The Committee received an update on vaccination programme from the Department of Health and a briefing from Chief Nursing Officer on the workforce. The Committee also discussed Health protection Regulations, The Healthy Start Scheme and Day Care Food Scheme (Amendment) Regulations, The Recovery of Health Services Charges (Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations and the Severe Fetal… Continue Reading Committee for Health Meeting Thursday 25 February 2021
https://youtu.be/BH0GP0OvYe0 The Committee received a Department of Health briefing on Vulnerable Children in relation to the COVID-19 Disease Response. The Committee also discussed the latest Health Protection Regulations. View the agenda.
https://youtu.be/Rq5mec–DCE The Committee received a Ministerial Update on the COVID-19 Disease Response from Minister of Health, Robin Swann. This was followed by a Departmental Briefing on the 2021/2022 Draft Budget Outcome. View the agenda.
https://youtu.be/bcxuygUYGQU The Committee received briefings from the Food Standards Agency on Food and Feed Safety and Hygiene Common Framework; and Nutrition Labelling, Composition and Standards Common Framework. This was followed by a number of Departmental briefings on Statutory Rules related to the Mental Health Order and the Health Protection Regulations.
https://youtu.be/mb4o40Qku9k Chairperson of the Health Committee Colm Gildernew introduces the Committee’s Report on its Inquiry into the Impact of COVID-19 in Care Homes and calls on the Minister of Health to implement the recommendations contained in the Report as part of the ongoing response to protect care home residents during future surges of the pandemic.… Continue Reading Health Committee Report on its Inquiry into the Impact of COVID-19 in Care Homes – Monday 1 February 2021
https://youtu.be/JBLaGxE29fo The Committee received a Departmental Briefing on the Looked After Children Strategy. This was followed by Departmental briefing on the following statutory rules: SR 2021/8 The Mental Health (1986 Order) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021 SR 2020/355 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Amendment No. 27) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 SR 2021/3 The Health… Continue Reading Committee for Health Meeting Thursday 28 January 2021