AQW 30613/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health for an update on the designation of Causeway Hospital as a diagnostic and elective hub for the North West.
Asked by Sian Mulholland MLA on 8 September 2025
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 8 September 2025
- Answer due by
- 23 September 2025
- Answered
- 23 September 202515 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Northern Trust’s stated ambition is for Causeway Hospital to operate as an elective and diagnostic hub for the North West.
The Department of Health’s consultation document ‘Hospitals – Creating a Network for Better Outcomes’ (Oct 2024) included Proposed Action 5: Consideration to be given to designating Causeway as an Elective Care Centre.
The Trust has taken receipt of an MRI scanner for the Causeway site, and has submitted a bid to the Department under the Elective Care Framework to increase the volume of elective surgery provided in Causeway Hospital.
I am considering the current proposals for Causeway, including designation as an Elective Overnight Centre, and will make my decision in due course.