Question Time – Health – Tuesday 25th February 2020

Minister of Health, Robin Swann, answered Members’ questions on:  An update on a new cancer strategy and implementation plan.  To outline his plans regarding the further roll-out of the Mental Health Street Triage Project.  An update on the roll-out of the faecal immunochemical test for bowel cancer.  How the Minister plans to provide free car… Continue Reading Question Time – Health – Tuesday 25th February 2020

Urgent Oral Question: Health Tuesday 24 January 2017

Minister of Health, Michelle O’Neill, answers an urgent oral question from Nichola Mallon on whether all children in Northern Ireland with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1 will be included in the potentially life-changing nusinersen drug trial. You can read the full transcript on the Assembly website.

Urgent Oral Question: Health Tuesday 17 January 2017

Minister of Health, Michelle O’Neill, answered an urgent oral question from Jo-Anne Dobson regarding the measures she is taking following the withdrawal of the GP contractor confirmed to accept the contract to run the Bannview Medical Practice. You can read the full transcript on the Assembly website.

Question Time: Health Monday 16 January 2017

Minister of Health, Michelle O’Neill, answered Members’ questions on: Respite Care Out of Hours Service: Armagh January Monitoring Round Emergency Departments: Pressures Daisy Hill Emergency Department Adult Learning Disability Underspend: Western Trust DFM Resignation Minister’s Legacy Ministerial Apology You can read the full transcript on the Assembly website.

Question Time: Health Monday 28 November 2016

Minister of Health, Michelle O’Neill, answered Members’ questions on: Ovarian Cancer South Tyrone Hospital: Inpatient Services Antrim Area Hospital: Outpatient Waiting Times Western Trust: Adult Learning Disability Services Ambulances: Turnaround Times Emergency Department Consultant Vacancies: Daisy Hill Hospital Fatal Foetal Abnormality Working Group Report Ambulance Response Times: Bangor Health Hub: Limavady Rural Communities Individual Funding… Continue Reading Question Time: Health Monday 28 November 2016

Question Time: Health Tuesday 08 November 2016

Minister of Health, Michelle O’Neill, answered Members’ questions on: ME: Specialist Services Ulster Hospital: Delayed Discharges Health Trusts: Mileage Policy Primary and Community Care: South Belfast Health: All-Ireland Approaches South West Acute Hospital Hospitals: Delayed Discharges Bengoa Report: Service Reconfiguration Dalriada Pathfinder/Living Well Moyle Paediatric Cardiac Surgery Mental Ill Health: Prisons/Youth Justice System You can… Continue Reading Question Time: Health Tuesday 08 November 2016

Question Time: Health Tuesday 18 October 2016

Minister of Health, Michelle O’Neill, answered Members’ questions on: Fatal Foetal Abnormality: Working Group Report Mental Health Early Pregnancy Units Causeway Hospital Adoption Legislation Cancer Diagnosis: Southern Trust Accessible Healthcare Information South Eastern Trust: Winter Pressures GP Practices: Pressures Suicide Rates: Foyle Unscheduled Care Direct Medical Admissions Unit Causeway Hospital Pay Review 2017-18 Student Nurse… Continue Reading Question Time: Health Tuesday 18 October 2016

Question Time: Health Monday 10 October 2016

Minister of Health, Michelle O’Neill, answered questions on: Dental Treatment: Waiting Lists Desertcreat: Update askmyGP Pilot Scheme Homelessness Strategy 2012-17 Pharmacy Relocation Proposals Waiting Lists Nivolumab Fatal Foetal Abnormality Fatal Foetal Abnormality: Legislation Rural GPs Flu Vaccinations Huntington’s Disease You can read the full transcript on the Assembly website.