HC Deb 08 June 1999 vol 332 cc299-300W
Mr. William Ross

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many hospital patients there are in each health and social services trust who require discharge to (a) a residential home (b) a nursing home and (c) domiciliary care. [85857]

Mr. McFall

This information is not available in the form requested and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. However, a special survey was commissioned by the Department of Health and Social Services on 26 February 1999. The attached table shows the number of patients within each Trust and Board area who were ready for discharge on that date, and where lack of funding for appropriate community care services was said to be the reason for their remaining in hospital.

Trust Number
Royal Group 7
Belfast City 4
Green Park 5
Ulster Community and Hospitals 0
Down Lisburn 10
Mater 0
Eastern HSSB Total 26
Armagh and Bungannon 5
Newry and Mourne 0
Craigavon Area Hospital Group 25
Southern HSSB Total 30
Causeway 21
Homefirst 44
Northern HSSB Total 65
Foyle 0
Sperrin Lakeland 1
Western HSSB Total 1
N. I. Grand Total 122