AQW 50311/11-16


Mrs Jo-Anne Dobson
Ulster Unionist Party
Upper Bann


Tabled Date: 03/11/2015
Answered On Date: 01/12/2015
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety how he will address the findings of the Diagnosis Manifesto for Northern Ireland as issued by Pancreatic Cancer UK in September 2015.


Answer:
I welcome the contribution of the Diagnosis Manifesto for Northern Ireland published by Pancreatic Cancer UK to increasing public awareness of the disease and highlighting the need for early diagnosis and treatment. The ten points in the publication are already being taken forward in the treatment and care of this illness in Northern Ireland.
One of the recommendations in the Manifesto refers to the publication of Northern Ireland Cancer Patient Experience Survey. This survey was published on 6 October 2015.