§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many private cardiac operations were carried out in the period from 1 April 1992 to 31 March 1993 and 1 April 1993 to 31 May 1993 in each of the health and social services boards;
(2) how many NHS cardiac operations were carried out in the period from 1 April 1992 to 31 March 1993 and 1 April 1993 to 31 May 1993 in each of the health and social services boards.
§ Mr. AncramThe provisional number of finished consultant episodes in the cardiac surgery specialty for HPSS and private patients are as follows:
Finished consultant episodes HPSS Private 1 April 1992 to 31 March 1993 798 95 1 April 1993 to 31 May 1993 113 14 Cardiac surgery in Northern Ireland is only available at the Royal Victoria hospital.
Most cases in the cardiac surgery specialty will have had only one operation, but information on the total number of operations is not available.