| Ref No | Member | Question | Tabled | Status | Index Terms |
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AQW 29480/22-27
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Miss Michelle McIlveen
(DUP - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister of Health to detail the average waiting time for an emergency ambulance response in Strangford, in the last 12 months.
| 27/06/2025 |
To be answered by 16/07/2025
| Waiting times; Ambulance services |
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AQW 29450/22-27
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Mr Keith Buchanan
(DUP - Mid Ulster)
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To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 25103/22-27, how many occupational therapy patients are currently waiting for more than six months in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust.
[Priority Written]
| 27/06/2025 |
To be answered by 07/07/2025
| Occupational therapy; Patients; Waiting times; Northern Health and Social Care Trust |
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AQW 29424/22-27
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Mrs Ciara Ferguson
(SF - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of people who have been red-flagged by their GP and are currently waiting for a medical investigation appointment at a breast clinic, in the Western Health and Social Care Trust, broken down by the length of wait in weeks.
[Priority Written]
| 27/06/2025 |
To be answered by 07/07/2025
| Breast cancer; Waiting times; Medical treatments; Performance standards; Health and social care trusts |
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AQW 29422/22-27
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Mrs Ciara Ferguson
(SF - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister of Health to detail the current (i) target waiting times; and (ii) current average waiting times, for red-flag referrals to a breast clinic for medical investigation services.
| 27/06/2025 |
To be answered by 16/07/2025
| Breast cancer; Waiting times; Medical treatments; Performance standards; Health and social care trusts |
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AQW 29416/22-27
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Miss Órlaithí Flynn
(SF - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Health what steps are being taken to ensure the continued accuracy and completeness of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service waiting time data during the implementation of Encompass, across all Health and Social Care Trusts.
| 27/06/2025 |
To be answered by 16/07/2025
| Children; Young people; Medical records; Mental health services; Waiting times |
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AQW 29320/22-27
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Miss Órlaithí Flynn
(SF - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the current Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) waiting times, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust; (ii) the performance targets or standards that currently apply to CAMHS assessment waiting times; and (ii) which Health and Social Care Trusts are meeting these targets.
| 26/06/2025 |
To be answered by 11/07/2025
| Mental health services; Children; Young people; Waiting times; Health and social care trusts |
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AQW 29319/22-27
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Miss Órlaithí Flynn
(SF - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Health to outline what immediate interventions are being considered to reduce the number of children and young people waiting more than nine weeks for a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service assessment, particularly in the Western Health and Social Care Trust.
| 26/06/2025 |
To be answered by 11/07/2025
| Mental health services; Children; Young people; Waiting times; Western Health and Social Care Trust |
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AQW 29318/22-27
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Miss Órlaithí Flynn
(SF - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the support provided to families of children on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service waiting lists; and (ii) whether interim psychological or counselling services are made available during extended waits.
| 26/06/2025 |
To be answered by 11/07/2025
| Mental health services; Children; Young people; Waiting times; Families |
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AQW 29099/22-27
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Mr Gerry Carroll
(PBPA - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of people who have been waiting for over a year from their first meeting with their consultant, for elective orthopaedic surgery in West Belfast, each of the last ten years.
| 23/06/2025 |
To be answered by 08/07/2025
| Belfast West; Orthopaedics; Waiting times; Patients; Health and social care trusts |
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AQW 29089/22-27
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Miss Órlaithí Flynn
(SF - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Health to outline (i) what actions are being taken to deliver his Department’s commitment, as set out in the Cancer Strategy 2022-2023, to review current cancer waiting time targets to ensure equity across the patient pathway; (ii) the projected timeline for the introduction of a 28-day standard from first referral for suspected cancer to confirmation of a cancer diagnosis; and (iii) whether his Department intends to retain specific and ambitious targets for breast cancer as part of this review.
| 23/06/2025 |
To be answered by 08/07/2025
| Reviews; Cancer; Waiting times; Equality; Diagnosis |
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AQW 29060/22-27
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Mr Justin McNulty
(SDLP - Newry and Armagh)
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To ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment on waiting times for accessing the regional breast cancer service increasing; and (ii) what action his Department plans to take to address this.
| 20/06/2025 |
To be answered by 07/07/2025
| Patients; Waiting times; Medical treatments; Breast cancer; Health and social care trusts |
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AQW 29058/22-27
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Mr Justin McNulty
(SDLP - Newry and Armagh)
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To ask the Minister of Health to outline (i) the clinical rationale behind creating an additional urgent criteria for cancer red flag and reviews; and (ii) what action will be taken to inform the public of the differences between red flag and urgent criteria.
| 20/06/2025 |
To be answered by 07/07/2025
| Cancer; Waiting times; Medical treatments; Health and social care trusts; Patients |
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AQW 29030/22-27
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Mr Nick Mathison
(APNI - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister of Health to outline any long-term workforce growth planning within (i) radiology; and (ii) oncology to meet the increasing demand.
| 20/06/2025 |
To be answered by 07/07/2025
| Radiography; Cancer; Health and social care trusts; Staff; Waiting times |
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AQW 29006/22-27
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Ms Cheryl Brownlee
(DUP - East Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Health to detail what work his Department can do to reduce the waiting times for MRI scans, particularly for gynaecology patients.
| 19/06/2025 |
To be answered by 04/07/2025
| Tomography; Patients; Gynaecology; Waiting times |
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AQW 29002/22-27
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Miss Michelle McIlveen
(DUP - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the current waiting time for a car driving test.
| 19/06/2025 |
To be answered by 04/07/2025
| Driving tests; Driver and Vehicle Agency; Waiting times |
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AQW 28991/22-27
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Mr Justin McNulty
(SDLP - Newry and Armagh)
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To ask the Minister of Health to detail any changes in referral criteria for breast cancer assessments in the last five years, including the rationale for those changes.
[Priority Written]
+ Display Answer
| 19/06/2025 |
Answered on 24/06/2025
| Breast cancer; Medical treatments; Patients; Waiting times |
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AQW 28980/22-27
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Ms Sinéad McLaughlin
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister of Health to detail why women in the Western Health and Social Care Trust are facing waits of up to seven weeks for GP breast cancer referral appointments following the transition to a regional referral system.
[Priority Written]
| 19/06/2025 |
To be answered by 27/06/2025
| Waiting times; Western Health and Social Care Trust; Breast cancer; General practitioners; Women |
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AQW 28843/22-27
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Mr Maurice Bradley
(DUP - East Londonderry)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the current number of individuals awaiting a medical driving licence assessment; and (ii) the average waiting times for medical licences in the last three years.
| 17/06/2025 |
To be answered by 02/07/2025
| Reviews; Driving; Licensing; Medical examinations; Waiting times |
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AQW 28815/22-27
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Mr Gerry Carroll
(PBPA - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail any plans he has to reduce the waiting time for a Statement of Special Educational Needs in situations where children have available medical records and a diagnosed condition.
| 17/06/2025 |
To be answered by 02/07/2025
| Waiting times; Assessments; Special educational needs; Medical records; Diagnosis |
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AQW 28791/22-27
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Mrs Michelle Guy
(APNI - Lagan Valley)
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To ask the Minister of Health whether he will consider making chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy available through the Waiting List Reimbursement Scheme.
| 16/06/2025 |
To be answered by 01/07/2025
| Medical treatments; Waiting times; Repayments; Private sector; Health services |
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