AQW 27122/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health, in relation to the Waiting List Reimbursement Scheme, to outline the rationale of having Health and Social Care NI pay for people to avail of private treatment or procedures in the European Union but not in Northern Ireland.
Asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA on 14 May 2025
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 14 May 2025
- Answer due by
- 30 May 2025
- Answered
- 10 June 202527 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Waiting List Reimbursement Scheme is based on the Cross-Border Healthcare Directive which allowed patients to get reimbursed for healthcare treatment outside Northern Ireland and GB. As I outlined in my statement there is other work ongoing with Independent Sector Providers in Northern Ireland as part of a package of initiatives to tackle hospital care backlogs.