Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 38884

Health Services

Tabled: 17 March 2025
Answered: 24 March 2025

Question

Robin Swann

Ulster Unionist PartySouth Antrim

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing mechanisms to support the (a) adoption and (b) clinical systems integration of (i) novel and (ii) rapid diagnost

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Elective Reform Plan (ERP), published in January 2025, sets out the productivity and reform efforts needed to return to the 18-week standard, including reforms to diagnostic care to reduce waiting times for tests and scans.The plan announced that inte...

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