As the unexplained numbers of excess deaths keeps rising in Northern Ireland, one MLA has worked hard to try and get the Department of Health to begin an investigation into what’s causing these deaths. At every turn the DoH have frustrated Paul Frew’s efforts and, as you’ll see in this report, even sought to play down the number of deaths whilst also attempting to pass the responsibility to the Department of Finance knowing they weren’t responsible for investigating such issues but it the DOH themselves that were responsible.