HC Deb 07 November 2002 vol 392 cc680-1W
Mrs. Iris Robinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what(a) area is covered by and (b) the greatest travelling time between doctor and patient is in each general practice out of hours cooperative in Northern Ireland. [79781]

Desmond Browne

The areas covered by each general practice out-of-hours co-operative in the four Health and Social Services Boards is shown in the table below. Also shown is the estimated greatest travelling time between patient and Co-operative.

Eastern Health and Social Services Board
Out-of-Hours Co-OP Areas covered Estimated greatest travelling time
Belfast Doctors on Call (BELDOC) North and West Belfast 30 mins
South East Belfast Doctors on Call(SEBDOC) South and East Belfast 20 mins
North Down and Ards Doctors on Call (NDADOC) North Down and Ards Peninsula 1 hour
South Down Doctors on call (DOWNEDOC) South Down 30 mins

Southern Health and Social Services Board
Association of Southern Area Doctors on Call (ASADOC) Moy Centre Armagh and Dungannon 1 hour
ASADOC Moylinn Centre Craigavon and Banbridge 1 hour
ASADOC Newry Centre Newry and Mourne 1 hour

Northern Health and Social Services Board
Dalriada Doctors on Call(DALDOC) operates from 4 permanent out-of-hours centres in Ballymena, Coleraine, Moneymore and Newtownabbey and 2 part time in Antrim Hospital and Moyle Hospital Coleraine, Moneymore, Ballymena, Antrim and Newtownabbey 40 mins

Western Health and Social Services Board
Foyle Doctors on Call (FOYLEDOC) Londonderry and Eglington Limavady, 30 mins
Western Health and Social Services Board
Dungiven, Feeny
ROEDOC and Claudy 35mins
Satrabane,
Castlederg and
MOURNEDOC Newtownstewart 30mins
Fermanagh,
Fintona, Dromore,
Drumquin,
Carrickmore,
Gortin and
WESTDOC Plumbridge 30mins

Mrs. Iris Robinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many(a) doctors and (b) practices are involved in each of the general practice out of hours co-operatives in Northern Ireland. [79782]

Desmond Browne

The number of doctors and practices involved in general practice out-of-hours cooperatives in each of the four Health and Social Services Boards is shown in the table below.

Eastern Health and Social Services Board
Out-of-Hours Co-OP Number of GPs Number of Practices
Belfast Doctors on Call (BELDOC) 63 22
South East Belfast Doctors on Call (SEBDOC) 80 28
North Down and Ards Doctors on Call (NDADOC) 79 29
South Down Doctors on call (DOWNEDOC) 32 13

Southern Health and Social Services Board
Association of Southern Area Doctors on Call (ASADOC) Moy Centre 63 22
ASADOC Moylinn Centre 75 25
ASADOC Newry Centre 51 22

Northern Health and Social Services Board
Dalriada Doctors on Call(DALDOC) operates from 4 permanent out-of-hours centres in Ballymena, Coleraine, Moneymore and Newtownabbey and 2 part time in Antrim Hospital and Moyle Hospital 244 78

Western Health and Social Services Board
Foyle Doctors on Call (FOYLEDOC) 71 16
ROEDOC 20 7
MOURNEDOC 23 36
WESTDOC 55 25

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