Question Time: Health – Tuesday 7 July 2020
https://youtu.be/1VBB-EACSFc Health Minister Robin Swann answers questions asked of the Department by fellow MLAs. View the questions asked of the Minister
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Committee for Health Meeting Tuesday 30 June 2020
https://youtu.be/VsXh1wbaR4E The Committee received an update briefing from Health Minister Robin Swann and the Chief Medical Officer on the latest response to COVID-19. The Committee also considered amendments 7 and 8 to th Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations. View the agenda.
Motion: Mental Health and Wellbeing after COVID-19 – Tuesday 23 June 2020
https://youtu.be/MRIRBuMLfJ0 MLAs Pam Cameron and Alex Easton propose a Motion that the Assembly recognises the importance of prioritising mental health and wellbeing as part of the COVID-19 recovery due to the long-term impact of the pandemic on working practices and everyday social interaction. They call on the Minister of Health to outline plans to tackle… Continue Reading Motion: Mental Health and Wellbeing after COVID-19 – Tuesday 23 June 2020
Legislative Consent Motion: Medicines and Medical Devices Bill – Tuesday 16 June 2020
https://youtu.be/76Epfokgtss Minister of Health Robin Swann asks Members to endorse the extension to Northern Ireland of the provisions within the Medicines and Medical Devices Bill as introduced to Parliament on 13 February 2020, dealing with human medicines and veterinary medicines. View the Bill Read the Health Committee’s report on the Legislative Consent Motion
Committee for Health Meeting Thursday 16 April 2020
https://youtu.be/1pmmokk5XBo The Committee discussed the response to the Coronovirus pandemic with briefings from the Public Health Agency and the Royal College of General Practitioners NI. View the agenda.
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
Committee for Health Meeting Thursday 13 February 2020
The Committee received an updatefrom the Chief Medical officer regarding coronavirus and a Departmental briefing on the health budget. View the agenda.
Private Members Business: NICE Guidance on Fertility Monday -10 February 2020
Colm Gildernew MLA moves a motion recognising the serious emotional distress felt by those experiencing fertility problems in our society and calling on the Minister of Health to implement fully, as a matter of urgency, the 2013 National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) clinical guidance on fertility, including making three cycles of IVF… Continue Reading Private Members Business: NICE Guidance on Fertility Monday -10 February 2020