AQW 22626/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health how many times a patient was transported from Northern Ireland to Great Britain to use an Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation machine during (i) the financial year 2020/21; and (ii) the current financial year to 1 September 2021.
Asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA on 16 September 2021
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 16 September 2021
- Answer due by
- 1 October 2021
- Answered
- 6 October 202120 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
(i) During the financial year 2020/21, there were five patients transferred from Northern Ireland to Great Britain to use an Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) machine. Of these, four were transferred through 'Military Aid to Civil Authority' (MACA) arrangements and one was arranged by the Health and Social Care Board.
(ii) In the 2021/22 financial year to 1st September 2021 the HSCB has arranged transfer for two patients to Great Britain for ECMO treatment.