Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail the discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Irish government in relation to collaborating on a new waiting list initiative to replace the Cross-Border Healthcare Directive. Minister of Health: I am open to collaboration with the Minister for Health in … Continue reading AQW 13209/22-27 – Replacing the Cross-Border Healthcare Directive
SDLP Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone has expressed dismay at the number of people waiting for a domiciliary care package in the Northern Trust area. As of January this year there were 1,157 people waiting for a full package and 553 waiting for a partial package, the highest in the North in both instances. In … Continue reading McGlone expresses dismay at number waiting for domiciliary care package in Northern Trust
SDLP MLA for Mid Ulster, Patsy McGlone, has warned that the need for social housing in Magherafelt is not being met. The Housing Executive recently released figures to the Mid Ulster MLA which stated that, at September 2023, there were a total of 305 applicants on the social housing waiting list for Cookstown, of which … Continue reading McGlone: Social housing need in Magherafelt not being met
SDLP MLA for Mid Ulster, Patsy McGlone, has warned that the need for social housing in Cookstown is continuing to rise year on year. The Housing Executive recently released figures to the Mid Ulster MLA which stated that, at September 2023, there were a total of 391 applicants on the social housing waiting list for … Continue reading McGlone: Social housing need in Cookstown still not being met
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health how many additional staff would be required to be employed by each Health and Social Care Trust to fully clear the current waiting lists for domiciliary care packages. Minister of Health: The Department does not hold information on how many additional staff would be … Continue reading AQW 3302/22-27 – Waiting lists for domiciliary care packages
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of people on social housing waiting lists in (i) Cookstown; (ii) Magherafelt; (iii) Maghera; (iv) Stewartstown; and (v) Coalisland, broken down by (a) type of home required; and (b) number of bedrooms required. Minister for Communities: The Housing Executive has … Continue reading AQW 2705/22-27 – Social housing waiting lists
SDLP MLA for Mid Ulster, Patsy McGlone, has said the Executive’s current strategy on social housing is continuing to fail to meet housing need in the Mid Ulster constituency. In response to Assembly Questions from the Mid Ulster MLA, the Communities Minister, Sinn Féin’s Dierdre Hargey, revealed that just 15 social housing units are currently … Continue reading McGlone: Hargey Continuing to Fail to Meet Mid Ulster Social Housing Needs
SDLP MLA for Mid Ulster, Patsy McGlone, has called for urgent action to address the failure of the Health Service to meet patient demand for treatment. The Mid Ulster MLA was speaking after the Western Trust admitted in correspondence that a lack of resources meant they were unable to see or treat all patients referred … Continue reading McGlone: Urgent Action Needed to Address Failure to Meet Patient Demand
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