Northern Ireland Minister Fleur Anderson has expressed support for cross-border collaboration to address the significant health waiting lists in Northern Ireland. During a recent appearance before the Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee, Minister Anderson emphasized the importance of exploring all avenues to improve patient outcomes, including partnerships with the Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland Minister Fleur Anderson has emphasized the potential for All-Ireland collaboration to address the growing health waiting lists in Northern Ireland. During her testimony before the Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee, Minister Anderson was discussing funding and service delivery in Northern Ireland when Lagan Valley MP Sorcha Eastwood brought up the topic of cross-border cooperation.
Minister Anderson, in her response to MPs, stated that any decisions should prioritize 'improving outcomes for people'. \She emphasized, 'I think we need to look at every way in which we can improve outcomes for people. If anyone's on that long waiting list, however we can solve it, I think that's what we should be working as politicians to achieve.' She further highlighted the importance of 'all Ireland health strategies', stating, 'We recently had the British and Irish Intergovernmental Conference when the Secretary of State and I met in Dublin, and we talked about public service transformation in that conference deliberately to bring this to the forefront.I think, yeah, wherever we can have that is absolutely beneficial to all.'\ The Minister recalled a visit to Fermanagh where she discussed healthcare concerns, stressing the need for solutions that consider the unique geography of Northern Ireland. She explained, 'I was in Fermanagh talking about this as well for them geographically to look at health, where healthcare provision should be, when it should be a specialised subject service further away, when it should be those provisions that are needed nearer.Rather than having to drive long distances, they should all be on the table.' She continued, 'Everything that we can improve the outcomes should be on the table, and I think all Ireland strategies are important.The one that's been raised most with me is an all-Ireland cancer strategy, so that's what I've been raising as well.
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