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Northern Ireland Office

Answer

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many episodes of self-harm there were in each health trust area in each of the last three years. [188675] Angela Smith: Information on the total number of episodes of self-harm is not available. However, information is available on the number of episodes of self-harm resulting in admission to acute hospitals in Northern Ireland. The following table provides figures on the number of admissions to hospitals in each trust area in Northern Ireland as a result of self-harm for each year from 2000-01 to 2002-03 (the latest year for which the data is available). Number of admissions1 to hospital for self-harm by trust, 2000-01, 2001-02 and 2002-03 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 Altnagelvin Group HSS Trust 821 1,018 1,106 Belfast City Hospital HSS Trust 789 879 875 Causeway HSS Trust 447 412 265 Craigavon Area Hospital Group HSS 779 995 818 Trust Down Lisburn HSS Trust 388 616 514 Green Park Healthcare HSS Trust 2 0 0 Mater Infirmorum Hospital HSS 183 421 344 Trust Newry and Mourne HSS Trust 498 521 419 Royal Group of Hospitals HSS 698 758 781 Trust Sperrin Lakeland HSS Trust 263 266 273 Ulster Community and Hospitals 759 740 689 HSS Trust United Hospitals HSS Trust 1,111 1,178 1,049 Total 6,738 7,802 7,133 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Deaths and discharges are an approximation for admissions. Source: Hospital Inpatients System (DHSSPS)

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

188675; 425 c387-8W

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Northern Ireland Self-harm

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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