Robbie Butler MLA

Right person for the role 👏👏

Delighted to speak at the @RCOTNIreland Manifesto launch at Stormont today.

OTs make a huge difference, supporting independence and helping people live life to the full.

Thomas, a young Belfast man with cerebral palsy, delivered the speech of the day. His wheelchair has helped him live his best life, and he now supports other young people with disabilities through health and fitness.

A brilliant reminder of what the right support can achieve. 💜

💛 Good to spend time at Belfast City Hospital today, meeting staff and seeing the new Da Vinci 5 robotic surgery platform in action. Since May, 130 patients have benefited from robotic-assisted surgery.

Our £1.95m investment will strengthen specialist centres, improve local services and introduce a new Regional Endometriosis Pathway.

We are making progress on waiting times, but I recognise the challenges remain. There is still a journey ahead, not just in endometriosis care but across women’s health.

We must be ambitious, honest about the gaps and determined to deliver better.

Women deserve better. Right care, right place, right time.

#HopeNotFear #WomensHealth

Endometriosis can affect every aspect of a woman’s life. Behind every diagnosis are real people, often living with significant pain, uncertainty and far too long a wait for answers and treatment.

Women deserve better.

This £1.95 million investment is an important step towards improving access to diagnosis, specialist treatment and support, closer to home and through a regional pathway.

There is still much to do, and we cannot afford to stand still. Every improvement we make today matters to the women who need these services now and to those who will depend on them in the years ahead.

Our focus must remain clear: listening, improving access and delivering the right care, in the right place, at the right time.

#Endometriosis #HealthReset #Transformation #HopeNotFear

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