AQW 13272/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the impact of encompass on children's chemotherapy services at the Royal Victoria Hospital.
Asked by Danny Donnelly MLA on 12 June 2024
- Answered
- Written
- Priority
- Tabled
- 12 June 2024
- Answer due by
- 17 June 2024
- Answered
- 17 June 20245 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- Yes
Answer
The Trust had plans in place, pre encompass go-live, to protect time-critical work, for example, Paediatric patients requiring chemotherapy.
To date, one child has had the commencement of their chemotherapy slightly delayed with treatment which was scheduled for Monday delayed until Tuesday.
No other children requiring chemotherapy have been impacted during this time.