AQW 52247/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health

To ask the Minister of Health, in relation to the overcrowding in the Emergency Departments in Altnagelvin Area Hospital and the South West Acute Hospital on 14 September 2026, as highlighted in a social media post by the Western Health and Social Care Trust, to detail any reasons why medically fit patients could not be discharged.

Asked by Danny Donnelly MLA on 17 September 2026

  • Past due date
  • Written
Tabled
17 September 2026
Answer due by
2 October 2026
Answered
Not yet answered
Department
Department of Health
Priority question
No

Answer

No answer has been published yet. The answer is due by 2 October 2026.

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