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, pursuant to AQW 46551/22-27, (i) whether any assessment has been made of the reasons for the variations, by Health and Social Care Trust, in the number of patients waiting for more than 28 days for a suspected cancer diagnostic test; and (ii) to detail … Continue reading AQW 48667/22-27 – Waiting lists cancer diagnostic test
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health, in light of increases in fuel costs, whether any assessment has been made of the benefits of using renewable sources to power all vehicles used by his Department and its arm's-length bodies. Minister of Health: My Department’s Arm’s-Length Bodies (ALBs) have previously been requested … Continue reading AQW 46916/22-27 – Department of Health Renewable energy vehicles
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health whether there are any plans to expand screening programmes for early detection of cervical cancer. Minister of Health: There are no plans to expand the programme eligibility criteria of the Cervical Screening Programme. Currently, the Northern Ireland Cervical Screening Programme invites women aged between … Continue reading AQW 46044/22-27 – Screening programmes for cervical cancer
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health whether any recent assessment has been made of awareness levels among teenagers and young adults in relation to their risk of contracting meningitis B. Minister of Health: The Public Health Agency (PHA) leads on the operational response to meningitis, working closely with the Department … Continue reading AQW 45949/22-27 – Awareness of contracting Meningitis B
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail the most recent figures for the baseline resource allocated by the Northern Health and Social Care Trust to each GP Practice Treatment Room service, including (i) whole time equivalent staff; (ii) practice population; (iii) percentage of practice population served, and (iv) percentage … Continue reading AQW 44615/22-27 – Baseline resource allocated to each GP Practice Treatment Room
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps he is taking to enable community pharmacies to improve patient access and continuity of care, particularly for people with long-term conditions and complex needs. Minister of Health: My Department is progressing a range of actions to improve patient access and … Continue reading AQW 48357/22-27 – Community pharmacies, patient access and continuity of care
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps he is taking to (i) make the community pharmacy contract more sustainable; and (ii) reform the price concession mechanism. Minister of Health: The current community pharmacy contractual arrangements in Northern Ireland centre around a funding envelope determined by the Department … Continue reading AQW 47402/22-27 – Community pharmacy contract
