AQW 48662/22-27

Mr Danny Donnelly
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 15/06/2026
Answered On Date: 05/08/2026
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health whether any hospital deaths have been subject to an Article two inquest, in the last ten years.

Answer:

An Article Two Inquest is an inquest into a death involving the State (its agents and/or employees) which is conducted to comply with Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights (EHCR), namely the right to life i.e. that everyone's right to life shall be protected by law.

This information is not recorded by any of the Health and Social Care Trusts and would be more appropriately directed to the Coroner Service, which is under the remit of the Department of Justice.