§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many coagulometers were provided through the health service in Northern Ireland for patients to monitor international normalised ratio levels at home, in the last year for which figures are available. [131919]
§ Angela SmithThe Health and Personal Social Services in Northern Ireland does not provide coagulometers for home use. However, Roche Ltd. made a small number of coagulometers available and these were provided to patients for home use on a trial basis.
§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of the cost of monitoring international normalised ratio levels of patients in Northern Ireland on warfarin in the last year for which figures are available. [131920]
§ Angela SmithInformation in the form requested is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans he has to make coagulometers more widely available in Northern Ireland for home monitoring of international normalised ratios by patients on warfarin. [131921]
§ Angela SmithThere are no plans at present to make coagulometers available for home use on the HPSS.