HC Deb 19 December 1990 vol 183 cc157-8W
Mr. Mallon

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people were registered for ongoing treatment through the district nursing system in each health board area in each year since 1985.

Mr. Hanley

Information is not available in the form requested. The table shows the number of patient visits carried out by district nurses.

Health and Social Services board
Year Eastern Northern Southern Western
1985 714,359 344,679 n.a. 228,359
1986 1721,674 341,505 312,902 211,842
1987 n.a. 329,073 316,602 247,395
1988–89 837,178 2319,024 312,981 222,986
1989–90 853,280 3320,873 307,260 229,947
Notes:
n.a.—Not available.
1 1986–87.
2 1988.
3 1989.