Mr. Damien McCallion:

On the qualifications question, where CAWT has tried to support services on both sides of the Border, it has been in particular targeted services where we have projects running. It is not on a wider policy basis in terms of registration and how we overcome some of those challenges to allow people to work in both jurisdictions, where that is of value. Not all of the projects require that. Sometimes it is a scenario where people are moving but other times it is in a learning or a joint project, like the community paramedicine project, where we gain the advantage. I will ask Mr. Forbes to comment on some work that was done in emergency ambulance services, where people can work in the two jurisdictions. I will also ask Mr. Guckian to comment on one or two of the wider points.

Covid has affected us all and both health systems have been severely impacted by it. It has affected some of our projects but we have managed to work through the obstacles and keep things going. An awful lot of healthcare staff, even those who were working on our projects, had to be moved and had to prioritise Covid care. It has been a difficult couple of years and yet the projects have managed to keep moving, albeit at slightly reduced levels than we would have originally intended. I will hand over to Mr. Forbes who will talk about the ambulance work and then to Mr. Guckian for a more general comment.