Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many post mortems were conducted in each of the last five years in Northern Ireland. [83935]
§ Mr. McFallInformation on the number of post mortems conducted in Northern Ireland during the latest years for which information is available is given in Tables 1 and 2.
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§ Mr. Paul MurphyInformation is available only for date of death and date of registration. The figures are as follows:
Table 1: Number of post mortems conducted in Northern Ireland hospitals 1994–95 to 1997–98 Year Number of post mortems 1997–98 840 1996–97 1,029 1995–96 1,034 1994–95 984
Table 2: Number of post mortems conducted in the State Pathology Department 1994–98 Year Number of post mortems 1998 1,672 1997 1,525 1996 1,479 1995 1,524 1994 1,471
Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans she has to allow hospital pathologists to conduct routine post mortems. [83938]
§ Mr. McFallHospital pathologists already perform routine post mortems as part of their work. In addition, they may perform post mortem examinations on patients who are the subject of a Coroner's investigation.