HC Deb 15 September 2003 vol 410 c573W
Mr. Beggs

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the percentage uptake rates were of(a) primary immunisation, (b) breast screening and (c) cervical screening in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years. [128282]

Angela Smith

(a) The uptake rates for primary immunisation at 12 months and 24 months in the October/December quarter for each of the last three years were as follows:

Percentage
At 12 months
October/December 2000 93.88
October/December 2001 94.60
October/December 2002 94.35
At 24 months
October/December 2000 96.18
October/December 2001 95.86
October/December 2002 96.73

Mr. Beggs

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many consultations there were for the mentally ill in the community in each Northern Ireland health trust in each of the last three years. [128284]

Angela Smith

The information requested is not available.

Estimates for the financial year 2001–02 suggest that there were approximately 186,000 contacts with the mentally ill by community psychiatric nurses. In addition, there were approximately 27,500 contacts with the mentally ill by clinical psychologists in either a community or a hospital setting.

Mr. Beggs

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) child and (b) adolescent in-patient psychiatric beds there were in each Northern Ireland health trust in each of the last three years. [128285]

Angela Smith

The table shows the average number of available beds open overnight by health trust in the child and adolescent psychiatric specialty. It is not possible to supply data for children and adolescents separately.

Trust 2000–01 2001–02 12002–03
Green Park 20.0 20.0 20.0
South and East Belfast 6.0 6.0 10.5
Northern Ireland Total 26.0 26.0 30.5
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