§ Rev. Martin SmythTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland why the advertised vacancy for a physiotherapist in Loane house, South Tyrone hospital is for a temporary full-time position; and what funding will be made available to recruit a permanent full-time physiotherapist. [100430]
§ Mr. BrowneA full-time physiotherapist post in Loane house has been advertised on the basis of a temporary contract because this is an additional post to the complement that existed following the transfer of services from the South Tyrone site. The Trust is currently undertaking a review of its physiotherapy workload, which will determine the longer-term need for the post and, therefore, the funding requirements.
§ Rev. Martin SmythTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland at what locations in the Southern Health and Social Services Board area physiotherapy treatment is available; and how many physiotherapists are based at each location. [100431]
§ Mr. BrowneDetails of the locations at which physiotherapy treatment is available in the Southern Health and Social Services Board area, together with the number of whole-time equivalent staff based at each of these locations at 31 December 2002, are shown in the following table.
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Number of physiotherapy staff by location, SHSSB area, 31 December 2002 Location Staffing levels1 Armagh Community Hospital 2.90 South Tyrone Hospital 4.49 Fivemiletown Health Centre 0.10 Willowbank Surgery, Keady 0.10 Armagh and Dungannon Trust 7.59 Craigavon Area Hospital—GeneralOutpatients 2.90 Lurgan Hospital—General Out-patients 4.49 Craigavon and Banbridge Community Trust 7.39 Craigavon Area Hospital—General Outpatients 4.60 Craigavon Area Hospital—A & E Clinic 1.20 Lurgan Hospital—General Outpatients 3.00 Banbridge Polyclinic—General Outpatients 2.00 Craigavon Area Hospital Group Trust 10.80 Daisy Hill Hospital—General Out—patients 5.00 Health Centres 1.60 Newry and Mourne Trust 6.60 SHSSB Area 32.38 1 Whole-time equivalent Notes:
1. The locations shown in the table are those in which physiotherapy out-patient activity is carried out. Staffing levels are expressed as whole-time equivalents, as this method reflects the activity of the staff based at the relevant locations.
2. The services at Craigavon Area hospital and Lurgan hospital sites are provided by physiotherapists from Craigavon and Banbridge Community and Craigavon Area Hospital Trusts, who both use the same sites.
3. Health centres included in Newry and Mourne Trust figures are: Rathfriland, Newtownhamilton, Crossmaglen, Warrenpoint and Mourne Hospital.
§ Rev. Martin SmythTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many physiotherapy outpatients were treated each week for the last three months, broken down by location, in the Southern Health and Social Services Board area. [100432]
§ Mr. BrowneThe number of physiotherapy attendances during the quarter ending 31 December 2002 (the latest three-month period for which such information is available), in the Southern Health and Social Services Board area, is shown according to location in the following table.
Number of physiotherapy attendances, SHSSB area, quarter ending 31 December 2002 Location Average weekly attendances Total quarterly attendances Armagh Community Hospital 200 2,598 South Tyrone Hospital 168 2,190 Fivemiletown Health Centre 4 56 Willowbank Surgery, Keady 7 97 Armagh and Dungannon Trust 379 4,941 Craigavon Area Hospital—General Outpatients 8 103 Lurgan Hospital—General Outpatients 13 166 Craigavon and Banbridge Community Trust 21 269 Craigavon Area Hospital—General Outpatients 150 1,948 Craigavon Area Hospital—A&E Clinic 52 680 Lurgan Hospital—General Outpatients 104 1.350 Banbridge Polyclinic—General Outpatients 51 669 Craigavon Area Hospital Group Trust 357 4,647 Daisy Hill Hospital—General Outpatients 323 4,204 Health Centres 35 461 Newry and Mourne Trust 358 4,665 SHSSB Area 1,115 14,522 Notes:
1. The data in the above table refer to outpatient attendances rather than to the number of individual outpatients. It is possible for a person to attend as an outpatient more than once in each week or each quarter.
2. It is not possible to provide information on attendances for each week of the relevant quarter, as for many locations only a quarterly total is available. However, it is possible to provide average weekly attendances for each location, and these are shown in the table.
3. The services at Craigavon Area Hospital and Lurgan Hospital sites are provided by physiotherapists from Craigavon and Banbridge Community and Craigavon Area Hospital Trusts, who both use the same sites.
4. Health centres included in Newry and Mourne Trust figures are: Rathfriland, Newtownhamilton, Crossmaglen, Warrenpoint and Mourne Hospital.