§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many procedures were postponed at hospitals in Northern Ireland during the last 12 months. [116967]
§ Mr. BrowneThe information requested is not available.
§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) out-patient attendances, (b) accident and emergency assessments and (c) in-patient admissions there were during (i) the first quarter and (ii) 2002 at hospitals in Northern Ireland. [116971]
§ Mr. BrowneInformation on hospital activity in Northern Ireland is detailed in the table.
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Activity 1 January to 31 December
2002
1 January to 31 March
20031
(a) Out-patient attendances—patients seen 1,463,464 375,343 (b) Accident and emergency attendances 659,825 157,214 (c) Normal in-patient admissions 325,138 81,407 (c) Day cases admissions 135,598 37,115 (c) Total in-patient activity (normal inpatient plus day case admissions)
460,736 118,522 1 Data is provisional and may be subject to change. Hospital activity in Northern Ireland is published each September in the Department's annual Hospital Statistics publication, this is available in the House of Commons Library and from the Department's website http://www.dhsspsni. gov.uk/stats&research/pubs.html
§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) inpatient admissions, (b) out-patient appointments and (c) other attendances at hospitals in Northern Ireland there were in the last year by citizens of the Republic of Ireland. [116973]
§ Mr. BrowneDuring 2002–03 the total number of inpatient admissions at hospitals in Northern Ireland where the patient was recorded as a resident in the Republic of Ireland was 2,322. Patients may have been admitted on more than one occasion.
Figures for the number of (b) out-patient appointments and (c)other attendances are not available.