§ Dr. HendronTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what measures he has taken to recruit additional consultant oncologists and support staff. [9752]
§ Mr. MossIt is for health and social services boards, working closely with trusts, to identify and recruit the additional consultant oncologists and support staff needed to improve cancer services.
§ Dr. HendronTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans he has to provide additional funding for the recruitment of additional consultant oncologists. [9753]
§ Mr. MossIt is for helath and social services boards, working closely with trusts, to identify the funding required for the recruitment of additional consultant oncologists. I will consider sympathetically any proposals from the boards for additional funds to pump-prime the development of cancer services.
§ Dr. HendronTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the planned time scale for the option appraisal exercise which is to examine future delivery of cancer services. [9754]
§ Mr. MossThe option appraisal is expected to get under way shortly and is likely to take at least six months.
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§ Dr. HendronTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland who will represent Green Park Healthcare trust on the option appraisal exercise for the future delivery of cancer services. [9755]
§ Mr. MossThe Green Park Healthcare trust will determine the two people whom it wishes to represent it on the project board that will be established to control the option appraisal process.
§ Dr. HendronTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what are the terms of reference of the group conducting the option appraisal exercise for the future delivery of cancer services. [9756]
Year Ringworm Mange Cryptosporidia Trichinella Omagh Stormont Omagh Stormont Omagh Stormont Omagh Stormont 1992 12 4 2 5 53 84 n/a 21,227 1993 17 4 3 7 47 88 n/a 8,397 1994 20 3 3 10 124 112 n/a 1,113 1995 12 2 1 0 112 60 n/a 32 1996 10 n/a 0 n/a 149 n/a n/a n/a
Year Enzootic abortion Orf Campylobacter Omagh Stormont Omagh Stormont Omagh Stormont 1992 1 0 3 0 22 95 1993 15 33 n/a 0 18 138 1994 46 28 3 3 52 1n/a 1995 68 2101 2 2 39 243 1996 71 57 0 0 17 361 1 Provisional figure. 2 Includes a number of survey samples. n/a = not available. The above table shows the most common positive diagnoses of the more common zoonotic conditions 1992–96. A number of less frequent conditions e.g. anthrax, psittacosis, brucellosis have been omitted. In most cases there have been only single occurrences during the period.
Year Louping ill Salmonellae Leptospirae1 M. bovis Omagh Stormont Omagh Stormont Omagh Stormont Omagh Stormont 1992 n/a 3 109 369 146 254 n/a 1,798 1993 n/a 2 92 204 143 236 n/a 2,300 1994 n/a 2 145 700 137 262 229 1,688 1995 n/a 3 300 2753 136 248 890 1,547 1996 n/a 1 386 1,201 136 273 809 1,477 1 Fluorescent antibody tests carried out at Stormont. 2 Provisional figure includes diagnostic and statutory samples. n/a = not available.
M. johnei Listeria Toxoplasmosis Year Omagh Stormont Omagh Stormont Omagh Stormont 1992 23 24 4 18 25 68 1993 21 16 5 20 18 41 1994 14 7 15 26 16 1n/a 1995 16 9 32 160 60 300 1996 16 1 32 160 32 445 1 = Provisional figure. n/a = not available. The tables show the most common positive diagnoses of the more common zoonotic conditions 1992–96. A number of less frequent conditions e.g. anthrax, psittacosis, brucellosis have been omitted. In most cases there have been only single occurrences during the period.
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