AQW 2667/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health to detail his proposals to meet the April 2021 target established in New Decade, New Approach for waiting lists.
Asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA on 25 February 2020
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 25 February 2020
- Answer due by
- 11 March 2020
- Answered
- 11 March 202015 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Achievement of the New Decade, New Approach commitment on waiting times is dependent on additional investment. Once the amount of additional funding available in 2020/21 is confirmed, an action plan will be developed to ensure that available capacity is maximised to reduce waiting times.
The scale at which I will be able to tackle the unacceptable waiting times will be greatly influenced by the outcome of the current budgetary discussions.