AQW 2621/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health what action is currently being taken by his Department to identify cases of Crohn's disease and Colitis.
Asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA on 1 July 2022
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 1 July 2022
- Answer due by
- 20 July 2022
- Answered
- 21 July 202220 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Patients with symptoms which are indicative to Crohn’s disease or Colitis can be referred by their GP or a doctor in secondary care (including Emergency Departments to any Health & Social Care Trust in Northern Ireland. These patients will be triaged and seen by a consultant and, subsequently, appropriate diagnostic procedures will be arranged and carried out.