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
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the financial sustainability of the NHS dental remuneration model; and (ii) to detail any recent discussions he has had with the British Dental Association regarding reform of the current NHS dental remuneration model. Minister of Health: I fully recognise … Continue reading AQW 41542/22-27 – NHS dental remuneration model
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of dental practices accepting new NHS patients; and (ii) the number of dental practices that have stopped accepting new NHS patients, in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust. Minister of Health: … Continue reading AQW 41540/22-27 – Dental practices and NHS Patients
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail when there will be an increase to foster care allowances, to bring them into parity with those paid in England, Scotland and Wales, and closer to the level recommended by the Fostering Network. Minister of Health: The allowances paid to foster carers … Continue reading AQW 38928/22-27 – Foster care allowances parity
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) when foster care allowances will be updated for the 2025-26 financial year; and (ii) when, and how, this information will be communicated to fostering families. Minister of Health: The allowances paid to foster carers in Northern Ireland (NI) are for costs … Continue reading AQW 38927/22-27 – Foster care allowances
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps he plans to take to improve services for the diagnosis of, and support for, adults with ADHD. Minister of Health: The Department commissioned a needs assessment on ADHD in early February 2025, the findings of which will help inform options … Continue reading AQW 38375/22-27 – Support for adults with ADHD
