AQW 30613/22-27

Ms Sian Mulholland
Alliance Party
North Antrim

Tabled Date: 08/09/2025
Answered On Date: 23/09/2025
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health for an update on the designation of Causeway Hospital as a diagnostic and elective hub for the North West.

Answer:

The Northern Trust’s stated ambition is for Causeway Hospital to operate as an elective and diagnostic hub for the North West.

The Department of Health’s consultation document ‘Hospitals – Creating a Network for Better Outcomes’ (Oct 2024) included Proposed Action 5: Consideration to be given to designating Causeway as an Elective Care Centre.

The Trust has taken receipt of an MRI scanner for the Causeway site, and has submitted a bid to the Department under the Elective Care Framework to increase the volume of elective surgery provided in Causeway Hospital.

I am considering the current proposals for Causeway, including designation as an Elective Overnight Centre, and will make my decision in due course.