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Health Minister Michael McGimpsey MLA
Michael McGimpsey

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety is one of 11 Northern Ireland Departments created in 1999 as part of the Northern Ireland Executive by the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999.
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As Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety in the Northern Ireland Executive, Michael is responsible for over 70,000 professionals working in health and social care, ambulance and the fire service and has an annual budget of approximately £4 billion pounds. He took up office on 8 May 2007.
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Minister committed to tackling waiting times increase
Thursday 02 September 2010
Health Minister, Michael McGimpsey said that a continued lack of funding had resulted in disappointing increases in waiting times.
Publication of the June 2010 Northern Ireland waiting list statistics release
Thursday 02 September 2010
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety today published the June 2010 Northern Ireland Waiting List Statistics Release.
Statistics from the Northern Ireland Substitute Prescribing Database: 31 March 2010 – Statistical Bulletin
Thursday 02 September 2010
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) today published a Statistical Bulletin summarising the information collected on individuals referred to the Northern Ireland Substitute Prescribing Scheme (SPS), which was established in April 2004.

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