§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) in-patient admissions, (b) out-patient and (c) other hospital attendances there were in the last 12 months at (i) Ulster, (ii) Downe, (iii) Lagan Valley, (iv) Whiteabbey, (v) Mid-Ulster, (vi) Tyrone County, (vii) Erne and (viii) Mater Hospitals. [116975]
§ Mr. BrowneThe information the hon. Member requested on(a) in-patient admissions, (b) out-patient attendances and (c) other hospital attendances at specific hospitals in Northern Ireland is detailed in the following table. The data relates to the 2001–02 financial year.
Hospital In-patient Normal
in-patient
Day cases
Out- patient
A&E Ulster 29,926 11,192 115,883 63,148 Downe 5,686 1,646 21,349 24,199 Lagan Valley 8,181 4,287 36,541 36,600 Whiteabbey 4,204 3,805 21,416 31,215 Mid Ulster 8,392 2,302 22,842 25,061 Tyrone County 6,953 3,235 26,641 20,421 Erne 11,044 2,525 21,913 18,378 Mater Infirmorum 12,563 4,812 55,336 44,568 Notes:
Part (a), Inpatient figures at the Ulster, Mid Ulster and Tyrone County include Ambulatory Care attendances; other hospitals classify these cases as Out-patients.
Part (c), the only other hospital attendances recorded centrally are attendances at A&E Departments.
Information for 2002–03 will be published in September in the Department's annual Hospital Statistics publication, this is available in the House of Commons Library and from the Department's website http://www.dhsspsni.gov.uk/stats&research/pubs.html.