| Ref No | Member | Question | Tabled | Status | Index Terms |
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AQW 19377/22-27
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Mrs Diane Dodds
(DUP - Upper Bann)
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To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of occasions that any Health and Social Care Trust has been placed in special measures in each of the last five years, including the basis for placing each in special measures.
| 05/12/2024 |
To be answered by 20/12/2024
| Health and social care trusts; Reviews; Performance standards; Quality control |
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AQW 19342/22-27
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Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the average; and (ii) the longest wait for first consultant-led neurology appointments in each Health and Social Care Trust.
| 04/12/2024 |
To be answered by 19/12/2024
| Neurology; Waiting times; Patients; Out-patients; Health and social care trusts |
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AQW 19341/22-27
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Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of patients on neurology waiting lists in each of the last three years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
| 04/12/2024 |
To be answered by 19/12/2024
| Neurology; Waiting times; Patients; Health and social care trusts |
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AQW 19326/22-27
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Mr Stephen Dunne
(DUP - North Down)
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To ask the Minister of Health to detail the longest time anyone has waited for a (i) hip replacement; and (ii) knee replacement, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
| 04/12/2024 |
To be answered by 19/12/2024
| Orthopaedics; Waiting times; Patients; Health and social care trusts; Surgery |
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AQW 19321/22-27
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Mr Jonathan Buckley
(DUP - Upper Bann)
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To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department is considering the use of AI to assist with referrals, testing and results to improve efficiency.
| 04/12/2024 |
To be answered by 19/12/2024
| Health and social care trusts; Computer software; Diagnosis; Patients |
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AQW 19304/22-27
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Ms Cara Hunter
(SDLP - East Londonderry)
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To ask the Minister of Health to detail any measures his Department is taking to realise pay parity for nurses in Northern Ireland, in order to avoid nurses feeling undervalued and leaving the profession to seek better salaries.
| 04/12/2024 |
To be answered by 19/12/2024
| Nurses; Pay; Health and social care trusts |
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AQW 19244/22-27
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Mr Daniel McCrossan
(SDLP - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 13911/22-27, for an update on the Duty of Candour and Being Open Framework, including a time frame for introduction.
| 03/12/2024 |
To be answered by 18/12/2024
| Duty of Candour; Health and social care trusts; Disclosure of information; Negligence |
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AQW 19219/22-27
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Ms Diane Forsythe
(DUP - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of (i) midwives employed in each Health and Social Care Trust, broken down by (a) hospital-based; and (b) community-based midwives; and (ii) vacant midwifery posts in each Health and Social Care Trust.
| 03/12/2024 |
To be answered by 18/12/2024
| Midwives; Health and social care trusts; Maternity services |
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AQW 19218/22-27
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Ms Diane Forsythe
(DUP - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of home births in each of the last three years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
| 03/12/2024 |
To be answered by 18/12/2024
| Childbirth; Health and social care trusts; Maternity services |
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AQW 19191/22-27
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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 staff that are (i) currently working in encompass; and (ii) projected to work in encompass in the next five years.
| 03/12/2024 |
To be answered by 18/12/2024
| Computer software; Medical records; Staff; Health and social care trusts |
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AQW 19099/22-27
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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 posts within medical records are projected to be lost due to the roll-out of encompass.
| 02/12/2024 |
To be answered by 17/12/2024
| Computer software; Staff; Medical records; Health and social care trusts |
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AQW 19055/22-27
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Mr Stephen Dunne
(DUP - North Down)
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To ask the Minister of Health for an update on his Department’s roll-out of NHS-funded community audiology services.
| 29/11/2024 |
To be answered by 16/12/2024
| Hearing impairment; Finance; Medical treatments; Patients; Health and social care trusts |
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AQW 19054/22-27
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Mr Stephen Dunne
(DUP - North Down)
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To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of people waiting for hearing care appointments in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
| 29/11/2024 |
To be answered by 16/12/2024
| Hearing impairment; Medical treatments; Patients; Health and social care trusts |
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AQW 19039/22-27
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Ms Claire Sugden
(IND - East Londonderry)
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To ask the Minister of Health whether he has any plans to commission new research into mental health in Northern Ireland to aid the development of effective strategies.
| 29/11/2024 |
To be answered by 16/12/2024
| Research; Mental illness; Mental health services; Health and social care trusts |
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AQW 19035/22-27
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Mr Danny Donnelly
(APNI - East Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) who owns the data held by encompass; (ii) how the data is stored; (iii) whether the data is accessible and searchable by the Health and Social Care Trusts; and (iv) whether the data can be accessed for clinical research purposes.
| 29/11/2024 |
To be answered by 16/12/2024
| Medical records; Information and communications technology; Health and social care trusts; Research; Data protection |
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AQO 1299/22-27
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Mr Andrew McMurray
(APNI - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Health what steps his Department is taking to deliver the implementation of targeted lung cancer screening in Northern Ireland.
| 28/11/2024 |
To be answered on 09/12/2024
| Lung cancer; Screening; Patients; Health and social care trusts |
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AQO 1296/22-27
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Mr Colin McGrath
(SDLP - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Health to outline any public consultations undertaken regarding changes to the operating model of the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service cover from February 2025 in the South-Eastern Division.
| 28/11/2024 |
To be answered on 09/12/2024
| Public consultation; Fees and charges; Northern Ireland Ambulance Service; Health and social care trusts |
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AQO 1293/22-27
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Ms Joanne Bunting
(DUP - East Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Health what action he will take to ensure that funding allocated to mental health services will reach organisations providing front line services.
| 28/11/2024 |
To be answered on 09/12/2024
| Finance; Mental health services; Voluntary organisations; Health and social care trusts |
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AQW 19007/22-27
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Miss Nuala McAllister
(APNI - North Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 17904/22-27, to detail (i) the work required at the Redwood facility on Belmont Road, Belfast, to meet current fire regulations; and (ii) the impact this work will have on the estimated opening date of the site.
[Priority Written]
| 28/11/2024 |
To be answered by 04/12/2024
| Respite care; Facilities; Fire regulations; Health and social care trusts |
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AQW 19006/22-27
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Miss Nuala McAllister
(APNI - North Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Health to detail the criteria for an individual to be discharged from a hospital into a care home.
| 28/11/2024 |
To be answered by 13/12/2024
| Patients; Hospitals; Care homes; Health and social care trusts; Hospital beds |
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