Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children has a gastroenterology service to care for patients with liver disease. [81497]
§ Mr. McFallThe Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children does not presently provide a gastroenterology service but the position is under review. However, a visiting outpatient (outreach) service is available at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children by a team based at Birmingham Children's Hospital. Gastroenterology clinics are held monthly and liver clinics held quarterly.