HC Deb 04 February 1993 vol 218 cc274-6W
Mr. Trimble

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the number of admissions and the number of discharges and deaths in geriatric medicine in each hospital in the southern area other than Banbridge hospital of persons resident in Banbridge district in each month since August 1991 to the present, showing the number in such care at the end of each month.

Hospital Quarter ending Admissions Deaths and discharges Number in care at end of quarter
Lurgan September 1991 35 30 17
December 1991 34 37 11
Craigavon September 1991 0 0 0
December 1991 0 1 0
Mullinure September 1991 0 0 0
December 1991 2 0 2
Daisy Hill September 1991 0 0 1
December 1991 0 1 0
1 This data is taken from the hospital in-patient system. The information is provisional. Data for 1992 is not yet available.

Mr. Trimble

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the number of admissions and the number of discharges and deaths in geriatric medicine in Banbridge hospital in each month since August 1991 to the present, showing the number in such care at the end of each month.

Mr. Hanley

The information is not available in the form requested. The latest available information is as follows:

Quarter Ending Admissions1 Deaths and Discharges2 Number in care at end of quarter2
September 1991 13 18 26
December 1991 8 10 24
March 1992 N/A 8 22
June 1992 N/A 4 21
September 1992 N/A 5 21

Hospital 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
Ards 987 950 936 959
Belfast City 2912 2,871 2,913 2,853
Downe 671 705 734 709
Lagan Valley 1,232 1,341 1,319 1,306
Mater 860 895 926 1,090
Royal Maternity 2,634 3,159 3,309 3,304
Ulster 2,059 1,905 1,988 2,035
Ballymena Cottage 106 80 57 34
Carrickfergus1 61
Dalriada1 17
Mid Ulster 954 900 891 851
Moyle 606 596 599 587
Robinson Memorial 224 310 274 168
Route 1,025 990 1,093 1,022
Waveney 1,532 1,544 1,465 1,524
Banbridge1 96
Craigavon Area 2,282 2,313 2,286 2,287
Daisy Hill 1,802 1,754 1,776 1,668
South Tyrone 908 959 934 895
Tower Hill Maternity1 50
Altnagelvin 3,064 2,924 2,885 2,846
Erne 926 870 815 732
Tyrone County 1,014 1,007 981 970
Northern Ireland 26,022 26,073 26,181 25,840
1 Maternity services were no longer provided at these hospitals after 1988–89 financial year.

Mr. Hanley

The information is not available in the form requested. The latest available information for residents of Banbridge district council is as follows:

1 This data is taken from the hospital in-patient System. The 1991 information is provisional and the 1992 information is not yet available.

2 This data, which is only available on a quarterly basis, was obtained from the Korner Aggregate Returns which do not record place of residence.