Statement by Health Minister Mike Nesbitt - 29 January 2025
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Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has made a statement to the Northern Ireland Assembly today on the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) Report into the pathways resulting from the temporary suspension of Emergency General Surgery (EGS) at South West Acute Hospital (SWAH) and the joint response from the Department of Health and the Western Health and Social Care Trust.

The statement can be found here – https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/publications/doh-ministerial-announcements-and-statements-2025
The report and the joint response can be found here – https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/publications/independent-review-pathways-associated-emergency-general-surgery-south-west-acute-hospital
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