§ Mr. MallonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was(a) the total number of people in receipt of day care services, (b) the average number of day care service hours available to each recipient, (c) the total number of day care service hours available and (d) the total budget available for day care services for each year since 1990 in the Newry and Mourne district; and what are the projected figures in each case in each year to 2000. [3952]
§ Mr. MossThe table shows the number of adults registered at statutory day care facilities within the Newry and Mourne health and social services trust area as at 31 March each year.
Year Number of adults 1990 467 1991 621 1992 626 1993 599 1994 546 1995 522 Projected information is not held centrally. The average number of day care service hours available to each recipient and the total number of day care service hours available are not collected centrally.
The total budget available for each year, for which figures are available, was as follows:
Year Total expenditure 1992–93 887,139 1993–94 1,195,286 1994–95 1,212,386 1995–96 1,241,136
§ Mr. MallonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) social workers, (b) social work assistants, (c) residential care workers, (d) care assistants, (e) day care centre workers and (f) home helps were employed in the Newry and Mourne district in each year since 1990; and what are the projected figures for each year to 2000. [3949]
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§ Mr. MossThe table sets out the information for the Newry and Mourne trust area:
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Social workers 39 40 48 49 62 70 Social work assistants 19 21 23 25 27 28 Residential care workers 16 16 15 14 13 12 Care assistants 21 22 22 19 15 15 Day care centre workers 30 33 38 40 44 44 Home helps 922 820 791 1,288 763 718
§ Mr. MallonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) district nurses, (b) nursing auxiliaries, (c) health visitors, (d) community midwives, (e) school nurses, (f) mental handicap nurses, (g) community psychiatric nurses, (h) treatment room nurses and (i) specialist nurses in (i) cancer care, (ii) diabetes, (iii) continence, (iv) family planning,(v) cardiac rehabilitation and (vi) stoma care were employed in the Newry and Mourne district in each year since 1990; and what are the projected figures for each category for each year to 2000. [3950]
§ Mr. MossThe table sets out the information for the Newry and Mourne trust area:
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 District nurses 30 32 32 29 21 18 Nursing auxiliaries 70 79 76 77 82 96 Health visitors 29 29 30 32 30 24 Community midwives1 — — — — — — School nurses 6 6 5 5 5 5 Mental handicap nurses 3 5 6 7 7 6 Community psychiatric nurses 0 0 0 0 13 14 Treatment room nurses2 — — — — — — Cancer care specialist nurses3 0 0 1 1 1 2 Family planning specialist nurses 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Not separately identifiable from district nurses. 2 Not available centrally. 3 Macmillan nurses only. Numbers of specialist nurses for diabetes, continence, cardiac rehabilitation and stoma care is not available centrally.
Information on projected staffing levels for future years is not held.
§ Mr. MallonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was(a) the total number of people in receipt of home help care, (b) the average number of home help hours available to each recipient, (c) the total number of home help hours available and (d) the total budget available for home help services for each year since 1990 in the Newry and Mourne district; and what are the projected figures for each year to 2000. [3953]
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§ Mr. MossThe table shows the number of people in receipt of home help service in the Newry and Mourne health and social services trust area as at 31 March each year. Reliable information on the number of home help hours worked is not available centrally.
- 1990: 1,514
- 1991: 1,578
- 1992: 1,495
- 1993: 1,795
- 1994: 1,744
- 1995: 1,687
- 1996: 1,939
Total expenditure on home help services for each year was as follows:
Year Total expenditure 1991 2,053,404 1991–92 2,182,948 1992–93 2,340,023 1993–94 2,511,333 1994–95 2,753,428 1995–96 2,525,562 Projected figures are not available centrally.
§ Mr. MallonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the social work case load in the Newry and Mourne district in each year since 1990; and what are the projected figures for each year to 2000. [3954]
§ Mr. MossThe table shows the number of people who have been in contact with the social services department of the Newry and Mourne health and social services trust area during year ended 31 March:
- 1990: 1,344
- 1991: 2,025
- 1992: 4,736
- 1993: 5,436
- 1994: 4,958
- 1995: 6,173
Projected figures are not available centrally.
Note:
The 1990 figure excludes elderly people and physically disabled people who were in contact with the trust.The 1991 figure excludes elderly people who were in contact with the trust.The 1994 figure includes estimated data for the number of mentally ill people who were in contact with the trust.
§ Mr. MallonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total number of attendances at psychiatric day hospitals in Newry and Mourne district in each year since 1990; and what are the projected figures for each year to 2000. [3955]
§ Mr. MossThere are no psychiatric day hospitals in Newry and Mourne health and social services trust.
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§ Mr. MallonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total number of psychiatric out-patient attendances in the Newry and Mourne district in each year since 1990; and what are the projected figures for each year to 2000. [3956]
§ Mr. MossThe table shows the number of attendances at psychiatric consultant out-patient clinics in the Newry and Mourne health and social services trust.
- 1989–90: 1,560
- 1990–91: 1,544
- 1991–92: 1,536
- 1992–93: 0
- 1993–94: 0
- 1994–95: 4,196
- 1995–96: 3,819
Note:
During the years 1992–93 and 1993–94, there were no psychiatric out-patient clinics in the Newry and Mourne health and social services trust area. Services in these years were provided elsewhere.
§ Mr. MallonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total number of face-to-face contacts with community psychiatric nurses in the Newry and Mourne district in each year since 1990; and what are the projected figures for each year to 2000. [3959]
§ Mr. MossThe table shows the number of face-to-face contacts with community psychiatric nurses in the Newry and Mourne health and social services trust. Information for individual trusts is not available prior to 1994–95.
- 1994–95: 8,053
- 1995–96: 9,087
Projected information is not available centrally.
§ Mr. MallonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total number of patients treated in the Newry and Mourne district in each year since 1990 broken down by(a) general surgery, (b) ear, nose and throat, (c) general medicine, (d) cardiac medicine, (e) gynaecology, (f) obstetrics, (g) paediatrics, (h) psychiatry, (i) ophthalmology, (j) dermatology, (k) oral surgery, (l) thoracic surgery, (m) haematology and (n) accident and emergency; and what are the projected figures for each year to 2000. [3961]
§ Mr. MossThe table shows the number of patients treated and the number of attendances as consultant out-patient clinics and accident and emergency departments in the Newry and Mourne HSS trust for the financial years 1989–90 to 1995–96. Projected figures are not available centrally.
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1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 General surgery Inpatients 4,135 4,130 4,114 4,615 5,020 5,291 5,709 Outpatient attendances 12,623 11,692 13,270 13,852 14,025 14,291 15,435 ENT Inpatients 722 751 786 768 767 812 805 Outpatient attendances 2,047 2,243 2,184 2,048 1,999 2,193 2,128 General medicine Inpatients 1,865 2,106 2,076 2,223 2,680 2,834 2,856 Outpatient attendances 6,370 6,378 6,310 6,213 6,504 6,834 7,283 Cardiology Inpatients 549 545 832 932 884 928 828 Outpatient attendances 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gynaecology Inpatients 1,488 1,672 1,686 1,924 2,060 1,885 1,856 Outpatient attendances 3,781 3,928 3,670 4,049 4,976 5,363 6,135 Obstetrics Inpatients 2,478 2,419 2,164 2,358 2,263 2,404 2,236 Outpatient attendances 6,382 7,011 6,310 6,785 6,784 6,665 6,989 Paediatrics Inpatients 1,038 986 1,096 1,063 1,161 1,230 1,345 Outpatient attendances 3,198 2,998 2,851 3,209 3,399 3,444 3,759 Mental illness Inpatients 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Outpatient attendances 1,560 1,544 1,536 0 0 4,196 3,819 Ophthalmology Inpatients 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Outpatient attendances 3,320 3,092 3,298 3,780 4,084 4,125 4,360 Dermatology Inpatients 0 0 0 0 89 223 0 Outpatient attendances 2,668 2,769 2,178 3,355 3,385 3,950 4,327 Oral surgery Inpatients 48 29 27 15 72 71 76 Outpatient attendances 376 366 442 617 712 724 786 Thoracic surgery Inpatients 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Outpatient attendances 29 63 78 73 71 104 131 Haematology Inpatients 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Outpatient attendances 0 0 66 105 96 148 155 Accident and emergency departments 29,556 29,984 28,452 30,081 29,436 30,410 32,355
§ Mr. MallonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total number of(a) doctors, (b) nurses, (c) paramedical staff, broken down by discipline and (d) other employees employed to deliver
Information on projected staffing levels for future years is not held.440W
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Doctors 43 44 43 51 73 85 Nurses 563 597 595 586 605 621 Chiropodists 7 6 6 6 7 9 Dietitians 2 3 2 2 3 2 Occupational therapists 11 12 13 12 17 18 Orthoptists 0 0 0 0 0 0 Physiotherapists 19 21 22 21 20 22 Speech and language therapists 6 6 7 6 7 8 Clinical psychologists 0 0 0 0 0 3 Other 806 784 820 778 803 834 health services in the Newry and Mourne district in each year since 1990; and what are the projected figures for each year to 2000. [3963]