AQW 23709/22-27

Miss Nuala McAllister
Alliance Party
North Belfast

Tabled Date: 03/03/2025
Answered On Date: 20/03/2025
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the availability of Phagenyx to treat dysphagia across each of the Health and Social Care Trusts.

Answer:

Phagenyx is offered as a treatment across a number of services at Belfast Trust including the Neurosurgery and Stroke services. The treatment is also available at South Eastern Trust, specifically within the Stroke Unit, as a treatment modality for dysphagia. The Trust has a strict protocol in place for the use of Phagenyx which includes detailed access criteria developed in line with research evidence supporting the use of the treatment.

The remaining Trusts have indicated that the treatment is not currently available.