Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health for an update on the delivery of the Birch Hill Centre for Mental Health. Minister of Health: Improving mental health is a key priority for my Department. The initial approval for the Birch Hill Centre project in 2020 was confined to pre-tender design works. … Continue reading AQW 41716/22-27 – Birch Hill Centre for Mental Health
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health whether any audit has been conducted to establish (i) the number of wards; and (ii) the number of bays, not in use that could be utilised for step-down or respite care, in each Health and Social Care Trust. Minister of Health: Acute hospitals frequently … Continue reading AQW 43302/22-27 – Step-down and respite care beds
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of ambulances out of commission, in each Health and Social Care Trust. Minister of Health: Responsibility for the ambulance fleet rests with the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS), which operates across five operational divisions broadly aligned to Health and Social … Continue reading AQW 43303/22-27 – Number of ambulances out of commission
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the level of access to NHS dental services in rural constituencies, including Mid Ulster; and (ii) to detail any steps that are being taken to address regional disparities. Minister of Health: The General Dental Services Annual Statistics for 2024/25 … Continue reading AQW 41541/22-27 – NHS dental services in rural constituencies
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail the total cost of (i) maintenance; (ii) repair; and (iii) any capital and revenue projects, at Holywell Hospital, Antrim, in each of the last ten years. Minister of Health: The detail is broken down in the table below. YearMaintenance & RepairCapital ProjectsRevenue … Continue reading AQW 41717/22-27 – Repair and Maintenance at Holywell Hospital, Antrim
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQO 3208/22-27, to detail the number of people diagnosed with oral cancer, in each year from 2015 to date. Minister of Health: The Northern Ireland Cancer Registry (NICR), based at Queen’s University Belfast and funded by the Public Health Agency (PHA), produces … Continue reading AQW 41820/22-27 – Oral cancer diagnosis
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps he will take to ensure patients do not have to seek private treatment due to the level of NHS dental services availability. Minister of Health: Access to General Dental Services is challenging across Northern Ireland at present and the Department … Continue reading AQW 41544/22-27 – Private dental treatment
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail the average waiting time for an NHS dental appointment for new adult patients at dental practices, in each Health and Social Care Trust. Minister of Health: Dental practices are independent business and therefore manage their own workloads. No information is held centrally … Continue reading AQW 41543/22-27 – Waiting time for an NHS dental appointment
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