AQW 1672/17-22

Ms Paula Bradshaw
Alliance Party
South Belfast

Tabled Date: 06/02/2020
Answered On Date: 21/02/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health what plans he has to (i) meet families affected by the Outcomes Report on Neurology Recall; and (ii) involve them in planning an appropriate response.

Answer:

The Department of Health has engaged with the patients affected by the Neurology Recall primarily through regular meetings with the Northern Ireland Neurological Charities Alliance (niNCA). This is appropriate given the large number of patients who were involved in the recall.

In addition, following the publication of the Cohort 1 Outcomes Report a meeting is to be arranged with a representative group of patients from the recall. This will provide the opportunity for the patients to set out their views on the recall directly to the Department in order to inform future planning.