AQW 5458/22-27

Mr Peter McReynolds
Alliance Party
East Belfast

Tabled Date: 05/02/2024
Answered On Date: 12/02/2024
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health what plans he has to increase the funding for Palforzia, to enable increased access to the drug for children with severe nut allergies.

Answer:

Officers within the Department and its SPPG remain committed to the introduction of a local service to provide Palforzia to patients within Northern Ireland. Work is ongoing to agree the most appropriate service delivery model for Northern Ireland. In the interim the regime is available on case by case basis for eligible patients in line with the Department’s endorsed guidance.