§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people were on the waiting list for occupational therapy in the Down and Lisburn unit of management, Newry and Mourne unit of management and Banbridge and Craigavon unit of management in 1983, 1986, 1989 and at the latest available date.
§ Mr. Hanley[holding answer 4 May 1993]: The information requested is not collected centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) occupational therapists and (b) physiotherapists were employed in the Eastern and Southern health and social services boards; and, of 199W these, how many were employed in the Down and Lisburn unit of management, Newry and Mourne unit of management and Banbridge and Craigavon unit of management in each of the years ended 31 March since 1983.
Occupational Therapists Eastern board Southern board Down and Lisburn unit Newry and Mourne unit Banbridge and Craigavon unit 1983 NO 184 31 23 5 15 WTE 160.7 30.0 21.0 5.0 14.5 1984 NO 182 35 23 7 15 WTE 161.7 34.0 21.2 7.0 14.5 1985 NO 181 35 23 7 16 WTE 161.2 34.0 22.1 7.0 15.5 1986 NO 188 37 24 8 15 WTE 169.1 36.0 22.4 8.0 14.5 1987 NO 192 37 21 8 15 WTE 172.5 35.8 20.1 8.0 14.3 1988 NO 200 39 24 9 15 WTE 178.9 37.4 23.3 9.0 13.9 1989 NO 210 45 29 11 16 WTE 187.5 42.8 25.3 10.5 15.3 1990 NO 190 49 26 11 19 WTE 170.1 46.9 22.5 11.0 17.8 1991 NO 198 52 29 10 22 WTE 175.5 49.0 25.1 10.0 19.8 1992 NO 206 57 31 13 20 WTE 188.6 54.5 26.3 13.0 18.6 1993 NO 208 61 32 13 23 WTE 188.6 58.0 27.4 13.0 21.5
§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) physiotherapists and (b) occupational therapists are employed in the Eastern and Southern health and social services boards; and how many of these are located in the Down and Lisburn unit of management, Newry and Mourne unit of management and Banbridge and Craigavon unit of management;
§ Mr. Hanley[holding answer 4 May 1993]: The number of physiotherapists and occupational therapists employed in the Eastern and Southern health and social services boards and located in Down and Lisburn, Newry and Mourne, and Banbridge and Craigavon units of management at 31 March was as follows:
Physiotherapists Occupational therapists Number WTE Number WTE Eastern H&SS Board 341 274.8 208 188.6 Southern H&SS Board 86 71.4 61 58.0 Down and Lisburn Unit 41 35.1 32 27.4 Newry and Mourne Unit 24 18.1 13 13.0 Banbridge and Craigavon Unit 36 30.8 23 21.5 Note
WTE=Whole Time Equivalents
Figures for Banbridge and Craigavon include both the community and hospitals units of management.