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

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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.

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