Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health whether any recent assessment has been made of the resilience of health service data systems to unauthorised access and attempted data breaches. Minister of Health: My Department and the Health and Social Care (HSC) system maintain ongoing assurance arrangements to manage and test the … Continue reading AQW 48000/22-27 – Resilience of health service data systems
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health whether any assurance can be provided to parents that there are no environmental links to the suspected cluster of childhood cancer cases in the Mid Ulster area, between July 2023 and April 2025. [Priority Written] Minister of Health: Where a potential cancer cluster is … Continue reading AQW 46142/22-27 – Environmental links to the suspected cluster of childhood cancer cases
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of the potential impact of regenerative medicine techniques, such as cell therapies, growth factors, and bioengineered scaffolds, on surgical recovery. Minister of Health: Clinicians, medical directors and relevant professional bodies across the Health and Social Care (HSC) are … Continue reading AQW 45687/22-27 – Regenerative medicine techniques
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps he is taking to improve access to trials for new dementia treatments. Minister of Health: My Department recognises that dementia is one of the fastest-growing health challenges facing Northern Ireland. My HSC Research & Development Division are supporting interventional research … Continue reading AQW 46805/22-27 – Access to trials for new dementia treatments
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health whether any recent assessment has been made of waiting times for physiotherapy services in community settings, in each Health and Social Care Trust. Minister of Health: In each Health and Social Care Trust in Northern Ireland Physiotherapy Services actively work to reduce waiting times … Continue reading AQW 47635/22-27 – Physiotherapy services in community setting
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department has taken to ensure that endometriosis is consistently and adequately covered in the education and training of healthcare practitioners. Minister of Health: My Department has established a Regional Health and Social Care (HSC) Gynaecology Services Forum, with representation … Continue reading AQW 46802/22-27 – Endometriosis in training of healthcare practitioners
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department is taking to improve access to home dialysis for patients with kidney failure. Minister of Health: My Department is committed to improving access to home dialysis for patients with kidney failure and continues to work with Health and … Continue reading AQW 47512/22-27 – Access to home dialysis
SDLP Opposition Justice Spokesperson Patsy McGlone MLA has said the Executive and Minister need to focus on hate crime legislation. He was speaking after a racist display at a bonfire in Moygashel. Mr McGlone has advocated strongly to strengthen the hate crime element in the upcoming Sentencing Bill. Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone said, "If … Continue reading McGlone calls for focus on hate crime legislation
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