AQW 22145/22-27

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 07/02/2025
Answered On Date: 25/02/2025
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health when his Department anticipates that a final decision will be announced in relation to the future of emergency and general surgery services at Causeway Hospital.

Answer:

The Northern HSC Trust held a public consultation on proposals to reconfigure general surgery services between 23 August and 29 November 2024.

The Trust is currently preparing a consultation outcomes report which will be submitted to the Department of Health in due course, and will consider all likely impacts of proposals.

I will consider any recommendation made by the NHSCT at this time.