§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many applications for assessments by occupational therapists in respect of housing adaptations were made during the years from 1 April 1989 to 31 March 1994 in the Eastern and Southern health boards; of these how many were(a) processed (b) approved for adaptation and (c) rejected.
§ Mr. MossInformation on the total number of applications for assessment by occupational therapists for housing adaptations is not collected centrally.
Since 1 April 1993 information has been collected centrally only in respect of referrals to occupational therapists from the Northern Ireland Housing Executive. Some 2,263 such referrals were made to the Eastern and Southern health boards in the year ended 31 March 1994 and 1,512 assessments were completed.
Information on the outcome of these assessments is not collected centrally.