Committee for Health, Social Services and Public Safety - 2007-2011 Mandate

Minutes of Evidence

Proceedings of the Committee for Health, Social Services and Public Safety from the 2010-2011 Session of the Northern Ireland Assembly:

21 March 2011
Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation), Health and Social Care (Pensions Scheme) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011
21 March 2011
The Health and Social Services Trusts (Membership and Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011
10 March 2011
Prescription Charges
3 March 2011
McKinsey Report
22 February 2011
Radiology Services: Belfast Trust and Southern Trust
17 February 2011
Proposed Changes to the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Northern Ireland) Order 2007 as a Result of the Protection of Freedoms Bill
17 February 2011
Suicide Prevention Strategy: Evidence Session with Departmental Official
10 February 2011
Dental Issues in the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
3 February 2011
Performance Report and Aspects of Services Provided by the Western Health and Social Care Trust
3 February 2011
Health and Social Care Bill: Legislative Consent Motion
3 February 2011
Sunbeds Bill: Evidence Session with Departmental Officials
27 January 2011
Protocols for Consultation on the Modernisation and Reorganisation of Services
27 January 2011
Autism Bill: Formal Clause-by-Clause Consideration
20 January 2011
Draft Budget 2011-15: Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
20 January 2011
Autism Bill: All-Party Assembly Group on Autism
20 January 2011
Autism Bill: Regional Autism Spectrum Disorder Network
20 January 2011
Autism Bill: Department of Education
20 January 2011
Autism Bill: Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
18 January 2011
Draft Budget 2011-15: Professor Charles Normand
18 January 2011
Draft Budget 2011-15: Professor Ciaran O'Neill
13 January 2011
Swine Flu
13 January 2011
Draft Budget 2011-15: Evidence Session with the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety and Departmental Officials
13 January 2011
Autism Bill: Parents' Education as Autism Therapists
13 January 2011
Autism Bill: Autism Initiatives Northern Ireland
13 January 2011
Autism Bill: National Autistic Society
16 December 2010
Autism Bill: Regional Autistic Spectrum Disorder Network and Health and Social Care Board
16 December 2010
Evidence Session with Autism NI/Parents Autism Lobby
2 December 2010
The Health and Personal Social Services (Primary Medical Services Performers Lists) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010
2 December 2010
Regulation and Improvement Authority (Independent Health Care) (Fees and Frequency of Inspection) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010
2 December 2010
Autism Bill: Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
18 November 2010
Safeguarding Board NI Bill
18 November 2010
Management Structures and Salaries in Health and Social Care Trusts
11 November 2010
Safeguarding Board NI Bill
4 November 2010
Safeguarding Board NI Bill
21 October 2010
Safeguarding Board NI Bill: 
Evidence Session with Departmental Officials
21 October 2010
Evidence Session with Departmental Officials on Northern Ireland Executive Budget 2010
14 October 2010
Safeguarding Board NI Bill: 
Evidence Session with Departmental Officials
14 October 2010
Draft Autism Bill: Evidence Session with the All-Party Assembly Group on Autism
14 October 2010
Regional Neurology Service: Evidence Session with the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
7 October 2010
Safeguarding Board NI Bill: Evidence Session with the Police Service of Northern Ireland, the Probation Board for Northern Ireland and the Youth Justice Agency
7 October 2010
Safeguarding Board NI Bill: 
Evidence Session with Departmental Officials on the Appointment of the Chairperson
30 September 2010
Safeguarding Board NI Bill: Evidence Session with Bradford Safeguarding Children Board
30 September 2010
Safeguarding Board NI Bill: 
Evidence Session with Professor Jan Horwath
30 September 2010
Safeguarding Board NI Bill: 
Evidence Session with the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People (NICCY)
30 September 2010
Evidence Session with the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety and the Minister of Justice on the Implications of the McDermott Case 
(Joint Meeting with the Committee for Justice)
23 September 2010
Safeguarding Board NI Bill: Evidence Session with Northern Ireland Assocation of Social Workers
23 September 2010
Safeguarding Board NI Bill: Evidence Session with the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and the Southern Health and Social Care Trust
23 September 2010
Evidence Session with the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety and the Minister of Justice on the Implications of the McDermott Case 
(Joint Meeting with the Committee for Justice)
16 September 2010
Safeguarding Board Bill: Evidence Session with Children in Northern Ireland/Voice of Young People in Care
16 September 2010
Safeguarding Board NI Bill: 
Evidence Session with National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
14 September 2010
Sunbeds Bill
9 September 2010
Safeguarding Board NI Bill
9 September 2010
Evidence Session with Departmental Officials on the Northern Ireland Executive Budget 2011-15
9 September 2010
Donagh Abuse Case

Proceedings of the Committee for Health, Social Services and Public Safety from the 2009-10 Session of the Northern Ireland Assembly:

1 July 2010
Acute Services at Mid-Ulster and Whiteabbey Hospitals
24 June 2010
Sunbeds Bill: Departmental Officials
17 June 2010
Sunbeds Bill: Chief Environmental Health Officers Group
17 June 2010
Sunbeds Bill: Sunbed Assocation
10 June 2010
Sunbeds Bill: Ulster Cancer Foundation and Northern Ireland Melanoma Strategy Implementation Group
10 June 2010
Sunbeds Bill: Royal College of Nursing
3 June 2010
Evidence Session with the Health and Social Care Board and the Public Health Agency on the Commissioning Plan 2010-11
3 June 2010
Evidence Session on the Commissioning Plan 2010-11 with the Minister and Departmental Officials
3 June 2010
Sunbeds Bill
27 May 2010
Evidence Session with Departmental Officials on Acute Services in Northern Ireland
27 May 2010
Revised Programme of Expenditure 2010-11
20 May 2010
Departmental Briefing on Capital/Infrastructure Programme
13 May 2010
Report of the RQIA on the Review of Intrapartum Care in Northern Ireland: Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
13 May 2010
Report of the RQIA on the Review of Intrapartum Care in Northern Ireland: Southern Health and Social Care Trust
13 May 2010
Report of the RQIA on the Review of Intrapartum Care in Northern Ireland: Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
13 May 2010
Report of the RQIA on the Review of Intrapartum Care in Northern Ireland: Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority
22 April 2010
Departmental Briefing on the Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland
22 April 2010
Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland: Voice of Young People in Care (VOYPIC)
25 March 2010
GP Out-of-hours Provision in Northern Ireland
25 March 2010
Departmental Briefing on Mephedrone
18 March 2010
Draft Sunbeds Bill
18 March 2010
Safeguarding Board Northern Ireland: Belfast and Southern Health and Social Care Trusts
10 March 2010
Departmental Response to the ‘General Report on the Health and Social Care Sector in Northern Ireland — 2008’
10 March 2010
Safeguarding Board Northern Ireland: Police Service of Northern Ireland
4 March 2010
Safeguarding Board Northern Ireland: Professor Jan Howarth
4 March 2010
Cooperation and Working Together
4 March 2010
Safeguarding Board Northern Ireland: Children in Northern Ireland
25 February 2010
Safeguarding Board Northern Ireland: Professor Alan France
25 February 2010
Safeguarding Board Northern Ireland: Regional Child Protection Committee
25 February 2010
Safeguarding Board Northern Ireland: NSPCC
18 February 2010
Youth Justice Agency of Northern Ireland
18 February 2010
Departmental Briefing on the Gender Equality Strategy
11 February 2010
Statutory Rules
11 February 2010
British Dental Association Northern Ireland
11 February 2010
Departmental Response to the ‘General Report on the Health and Social Care Sector in Northern Ireland — 2008’
4 February 2010
Departmental Response to the Inquiry into Obesity
4 February 2010
Public Health Agency
28 January 2010
Evidence Session with Trade Union Officials on the Revised Departmental Spending Plans
28 January 2010
Presentation by the Minister on Departmental Spending Plans
21 January 2010
Evidence Session with Mr Evan Bates on Investing for Health
21 January 2010
Departmental Briefing on the Review of Investing for Health
14 January 2010
Departmental Response to the ‘General Report on the Health and Social Care Sector in Northern Ireland — 2008’
14 January 2010
Patient Client Council
7 January 2010
Departmental Briefing on Sustainable Development
10 December 2009
Departmental Response to the Independent Review of Child Protection in Northern Ireland

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10 December 2009
Child Protection in Northern Ireland: Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority
10 December 2009
Child Protection in Northern Ireland: Western Health and Social Care Trust
10 December 2009
Child Protection in Northern Ireland: South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
10 December 2009
Briefing from the Health and Social Care Board
3 December 2009
Update on Swine Flu
26 November 2009
Evidence Session with the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust on Hygiene and Infection Control
26 November 2009
Evidence Session with Mr Gerald Bond on Hygiene and Infection Control at the Royal Victoria Hospital
26 November 2009
Evidence Session with the RQIA on Hygiene and Infection Control in the Belfast Trust
12 November 2009
Departmental Briefing on Mental Health Services
9 November 2009
Infertility Network
5 November 2009
Comprehensive Spending Review Efficieny Savings: South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
5 November 2009
Comprehensive Spending Review Efficieny Savings: Northern Health and Social Care Trust
22 October 2009
Briefing from the Food Standards Agency NI
22 October 2009
Update on Swine Flu
22 October 2009
Comprehensive Spending Review Efficieny Savings: Western Health and Social Care Trust
21 October 2009
Joint Committee for Education and Health, Social Services and Public Safety - 'A Flourishing Society'
15 October 2009
Comprehensive Spending Review Efficiency Savings: Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
15 October 2009
Comprehensive Spending Review Efficiency Savings: Southern Health and Social Care Trust
15 October 2009
Comprehensive Spending Review Efficiency Savings: Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
15 October 2009
Departmental Priorities for 2009-2010
8 October 2009
Efficiency Savings in the NI Ambulance Service
8 October 2009
Comprehensive Spending Review: Evidence Session with Trade Union Representatives
1 October 2009
Proposals for Autism Legislation
1 October 2009
Safeguarding Board Bill
24 September 2009
Programme for Government End-year Delivery Report
24 September 2009
Supplement for Undergraduate Medical and Dental Education
17 September 2009
Proposed Autism Bill
10 September 2009
Departmental Briefing on Swine Flu

Proceedings of the Committee for Health, Social Services and Public Safety from the 2008-09 Session of the Northern Ireland Assembly:

2 July 2009
Departmental Briefing on Complaints Procedure
2 July 2009
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
25 June 2009
Supplement for Undergraduate Medical and Dental Education: 
Queen's University Belfast
25 June 2009
Supplement for Undergraduate Medical and Dental Education:
Department for Health, Social Services and Public Safety
18 June 2009
Inquiry into Obesity: 
Department of Health
18 June 2009
Inquiry into Obesity: 
Department for Health, Social Services and Public Safety
11 June 2009
Inquiry into Obesity:
Department of Education
11 June 2009
Inquiry into Obesity:
Northern Ireland Food and Drink Assocation
28 May 2009
Inquiry into Obesity:
Dr Una Lynch (Queen's University Belfast)
21 May 2009
Inquiry into Obesity:
Food Standards Agency Northern Ireland
21 May 2009
Inquiry into Obesity: Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke Association, Diabeties UK Northern Ireland and British Heart Foundation
14 May 2009
Inquiry into Obesity: Public Health Association
14 May 2009
Inquiry into the Prevention of Suicide and Self-Harm: 
Public Health Agency
30 April 2009
Inquiry into Obesity:
Sport Northern Ireland
23 April 2009
Inquiry into Obesity:
Queen's University Belfast
23 April 2009
Inquiry into Obesity:
Northern Ireland Local Government Association
2 April 2009
Inquiry into Obesity:
Allied Health Professionals
2 April 2009
Generic Prescribing
26 March 2009
Inquiry into Obesity:
Northern Health and Social Care Trust
26 March 2009
Departmental Briefing on the Review of Fertility Services
12 March 2009
Regional Resettlement Team
12 March 2009
Inquiry into Obesity:
British Medical Assocation Northern Ireland
5 March 2009
Inquiry into Obesity: 
Action Cancer
5 March 2009
Inquiry into Obesity: 
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
26 February 2009
Inquiry into Obesity: Institute of Public Health in Ireland
26 February 2009
Health Bill [HL]
26 February 2009
Efficiency Savings: 
Northern Ireland Ambulance Service
19 February 2009
Efficiency Savings: 
South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
19 February 2009
Implementation of the Report on the Independent Review of Clostridium Difficile Outbreak in the Northern Trust
12 February 2009
Efficiency Savings:
Southern Health and Social Care Trust
12 February 2009
Efficiency Savings: 
Northern Health and Social Care Trust
5 February 2009
Evidence Session with the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
29 January 2009
Western Health and Social Care Trust on Tyrone County Hospital
29 January 2009
Tyrone County Hospital and Efficiency Savings
29 January 2009
Mental Health and Learning Disability Alliance on the Implementation of the Bamford Review
22 January 2009
Pharmaceutical Contractors Committee (NI): Generic Tendering
22 January 2009
Northern Ireland Assocation for Mental Health
15 January 2009
Implications of the Baby P Case
15 January 2009
New Directions – A Conversation on Future Delivery of HSC Services in Belfast
11 December 2008
Homeopathic Medical Services
11 December 2008
Ambulance Services in the South West
4 December 2008
Maternal Deaths at Antrim Area Hospital: Royal College of Midwives Northern Ireland
4 December 2008
Maternal Deaths at Antrim Area Hospital: Northern Health and Social Care Trust
27 November 2008
Evidence Session with Trade Union Representatives on Efficiency Savings
13 November 2008
Autism Spectrum Disorder Strategic Action Plan: 
National Autistic Society Northern Ireland
13 November 2008
Autism Spectrum Disorder Strategic Action Plan:
Autism Initiatives Northern Ireland, Autism Northern Ireland (PAPA) and Northern Ireland Union of Supported Employment (NIUSE)
6 November 2008
Health and Social Care (Reform) Bill:
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
6 November 2008
Funding for Playboard
23 October 2008
Health and Social Care (Reform) Bill:
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
23 October 2008
Evidence Session on the ‘Review of the Outbreak of Clostridium Difficile in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust’
17 October 2008
Guidance on the Termination of Pregnancy
16 October 2008
Health and Social Care (Reform) Bill:
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
9 October 2008
Health and Social Care (Reform) Bill:
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
9 October 2008
Evidence Session with the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
2 October 2008
Health and Social Care (Reform) Bill: 
Royal College of Nursing Northern Ireland
2 October 2008
Health and Social Care (Reform) Bill: 
Allied Health Professions Foundation
2 October 2008
Health and Social Care (Reform) Bill: 
British Medical Assocation NI
2 October 2008
Health and Social Care (Reform) Bill
25 September 2008
Health and Social Care (Reform) Bill: 
Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority
25 September 2008
Health and Social Care (Reform) Bill: E
astern Health and Social Services Council
25 September 2008
Health and Social Care (Reform) Bill: 
Health and Social Services Boards
18 September 2008
Health and Social Care (Reform) Bill: 
Central Services Agency
18 September 2008
Northern Ireland Ombudsman’s Report on a Complaint against Belfast City Hospital
11 September 2008
Health and Social Care (Reform) Bill:
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety

Proceedings of the Committee for Health, Social Services and Public Safety from the 2007-08 Session of the Northern Ireland Assembly:

3 July 2008
Health and Social Care Reform:
Mental Health Commission
3 July 2008
Review of Autism
19 June 2008
Health and Social Care Reform:
Northern Ireland Local Government Association
19 June 2008
Health and Social Care Reform:
Institute of Public Health in Ireland
29 May 2008
Response to the Bamford Review: 
Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
29 May 2008
Response to the Bamford Review:
Mental Health and Learning Disability Board
22 May 2008
Health Promotion Agency
22 May 2008
Families Matter
15 May 2008
The Use of PFI/PPP on the Omagh and Enniskillen Hospital Projects
1 May 2008
Madeleine O’Neill and Lauren O’Neill
24 April 2008
Sexual Health Promotion Strategy
17 April 2008
Perinatal Psychiatry Services
10 April 2008
Stroke Strategy: 
NI Chest Heart and Stroke, Stroke Association and Speechmatters
10 April 2008
Stroke Strategy: 
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
3 April 2008
Inquiry into the Prevention of Suicide and Self Harm:
Northern Ireland Local Government Association
3 April 2008
Inquiry into the Prevention of Suicide and Self Harm:
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
13 March 2008
Inquiry into the Prevention of Suicide and Self Harm:
Health and Social Care Councils
13 March 2008
Inquiry into the Prevention of Suicide and Self Harm:
Sport Northern Ireland
6 March 2008
Health and Social Care Reform
28 February 2008
Inquiry into the Prevention of Suicide and Self Harm: 
NHSSB, SEHSCT, SHSCT, WHSSB
28 February 2008
Inquiry into the Prevention of Suicide and Self Harm: 
Queen's University Belfast
14 February 2008
Clostridium Difficile: Health and Social Care Trusts
14 February 2008
Clostridium Difficile: Chief Medical Officer
7 February 2008
Inquiry into the Prevention of Suicide and Self Harm:
Churches
7 February 2008
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL]
31 January 2008
Inquiry into the Prevention of Suicide and Self Harm:
University of Ulster
31 January 2008
Inquiry into the Prevention of Suicide and Self Harm: 
Action Mental Health, Aware Defeat Depression, Samaritans
24 January 2008
Committee Stage of the Public Health (Amendment) Bill
24 January 2008
Alpha 5 Ireland Air Ambulance
17 January 2008
Strategic Investment Board
17 January 2008
Appley Review
10 January 2008
Health and Social Care Bill
10 January 2008
Inquiry into the Prevention of Suicide and Self Harm:
Local Community and Family Groups
13 December 2007
Funding for Muckamore Abbey Hospital
6 December 2007
Draft Budget
29 November 2007
Inquiry into the Prevention of Suicide and Self Harm: 
Niamh Louise Foundation and Rural Support Networks
23 November 2007
Ministerial Briefing: Miscellaneous
22 November 2007
Programme for Government
15 November 2007
Public Health (Amendment) Bill
15 November 2007
Inquiry into the Prevention of Suicide and Self Harm: 
British Medical Assocation in Northern Ireland
15 November 2007
Programme for Government
18 October 2007
Health and Social Care Bill
18 October 2007
Inquiry into the Prevention of Suicide and Self Harm:
Royal College of Psychiatrists
11 October 2007
Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority
4 October 2007
Inquiry into the Prevention of Suicide and Self Harm: 
Minister and Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
4 October 2007
Miscellaneous Issues
27 September 2007
Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease
13 September 2007
Food Standards Agency
13 September 2007
Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill
6 September 2007
Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service
6 September 2007
Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill

Proceedings of the Committee for Health, Social Services and Public Safety from the 2006-07 Session of the Northern Ireland Assembly:

5 July 2007
Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill
5 July 2007
Suicide – Dr Paul Miller MD DMH MRC Psych
5 July 2007
Families Bereaved by Suicide
28 June 2007
Draft Sexual Violence Strategy
28 June 2007
Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill
21 June 2007
Comprehensive Spending Review Priorities
21 June 2007
Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill
14 June 2007
Private Finance Initiatives Public-Private Partnerships
14 June 2007
Public Health Issues
7 June 2007
Private Finance Initiatives Public-Private Partnerships
7 June 2007
Nurses Pay Award
24 May 2007
The Bamford Review of Mental Health and Learning Disability (Northern Ireland)
24 May 2007
Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill

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