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Written question asked by Iris Robinson (Democratic Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 31 October 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 2 November 2006. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 November 2006 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Paediatric Surgery

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many patients in each health trust area in the Province (a) had an initial paediatric cardiology outpatient assessment and (b) were admitted to hospital for paediatric cardiology in each of the last five years.
Answer

The following table shows the total number of children that had an initial paediatric cardiology outpatient assessment in each of the last five years from 2000-01 to 2005-06 for each applicable health trust.

Number of children having an initial paediatric cardiology assessment 2001-02 to 2005-06
HSS trust 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06
Royal Group of Hospitals¹ 504 517 588 613 —
United Hospitals 43 73 80 74 84
Craigavon Area Hospital Group² — — — — 109
Altnagelvin Group 51 71 75 53 81
Causeway¹ 28 22 16 25
Ulster Community and Hospitals 67 65 73 71 56
¹ Figures not yet available for 2005-06 for Royal Group of Hospitals HSS Trust and Causeway Hospitals HSS Trust could not provide figures for 2001-02. ² Craigavon Group Trust provided numbers waiting for 2005-06 only, as prior to March 2005 they included all paediatric cardiology in the paediatrics specialty. Source: Health and Social Service Trusts.

The number of children admitted to hospital for paediatric cardiology is not available.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
99478; 451 c1241-2W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Northern Ireland Paediatrics
Link
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