§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many patient complaints there were in each of the last five years, by region.
§ Mr. MossThere were 1,590 hospital patient complaints in Northern Ireland in 1993–94.
406WInformation about complaints made against family health services practitioners in Northern Ireland is not collected centrally. Information is available on those complaints which were investigated formally under the Health and Personal Social Services (Services Committee) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1973 and is given in the table.
Year Number of complaints investigated formally 1989 12 1990 16 1991 13 1992 11 1993 25