AQW 928/11-15

Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 15/06/2011
Answered On Date: 21/06/2011
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety whether he will ensure that the Accident and Emergency Unit at the Mater Hospital will remain open and that a full service will continue until he has determined the appropriate level of accident and emergency services for the Greater Belfast area.

Answer:

I have not made any decisions regarding the re-configuration of health and social care services. I shall be looking at issues which impact on the provision of treatment and care in the Trusts. I want to assure the public that the safety and quality of services will be my first concern. My focus will be on improvement in health outcomes for the population of Northern Ireland.