AQW 25666/22-27

Miss Nuala McAllister
Alliance Party
North Belfast

Tabled Date: 04/04/2025
Answered On Date: 23/04/2025
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any action being taken to support those who have been injured by vaginal mesh.

Answer:

My Department recurrently funded the Regional Uro-Gynae Mesh Centre in the Belfast Trust. This service delivers:

A surgical pathway involving outpatient clinics and inpatient theatre lists with input from consultants in Uro-Gynae, Urology, plastics and colorectal specialties, if required.

A non-surgical pathway involving a multi-disciplinary team with input from physiotherapy, psychology and consultant anaesthetists in the pain service.

To reduce waiting times in this specialist service the Department of Health, have offered non-recurrent funding to deliver increased capacity throughout 2025/2026 and the Belfast Trust is considering any opportunities it would have to offer additional capacity.