Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many general medical practices have withdrawn from the health centres at(a) Bangor, (b) Lisburn, (c) Limavady and (d) Coleraine; how many practices remain at each of these four centres; from which other health centres general medical practices have withdrawn; and whether there are any plans to extend existing health centres or to provide new health centres for general medical practices.
§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 14 May 1990]: The numbers of general medical practices that withdrew from the four health centres during the past three years and the numbers now remaining are shown in the table:
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Bangor Coleraine Limavady Lisburn Practices withdrawn 3 1 0 0 Practices remaining 6 2 3 8 The numbers that withdrew from other health centres in the same period are:
Practices withdrawn:
- Cookstown 1
- Moneymore 1
There are no plans to extend existing or to provide new health centres to accommodate additional general medical practices. The improvement or extension of facilities at existing health centres is a matter for the appropriate health and social services board.