§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the longest time is for which a person has waited for child and adolescent psychiatry assessment in each board or trust area where the information is available. [157387]
§ Angela SmithThe following table details the longest time a patient has been waiting for child and adolescent psychiatry assessment at each of the health trusts in Northern Ireland which provide child and adolescent psychiatry services. The latest information available is representative of the position at 31 January 2004.1,2
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Provider trust Longest wait Down and Lisburn HSS Trust 24 months Ulster Community and Hospitals HSS Trust 5 months Foyle HSS Trust 36 months Sperrin Lakeland HSS Trust 25 months Homefirst Community HSS Trust1 12 months Craigavon and Banbridge Community HSS Trust 8 months Newry and Mourne HSS Trust 12 months Armagh and Dungannon HSS Trust 23 months South and East Belfast HSS Trust2 3 months The Royal Group of Hospitals HSS Trust 48 months 1Latest available data for Homefirst Community HSS Trust refers to patients waiting at 26 January 2004. 2South and East Belfast HSS Trust figures refer to patients waiting at 1 March 2004. Note: Data for all other trusts refers to patients waiting at 31 January 2004. Source: HPSS Trusts
§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many individuals are waiting for assessment by child and adolescent psychiatry services. [157388]
§ Angela SmithInformation obtained from health trusts in Northern Ireland indicates that, at the end of January 20041,2 1,289 children were awaiting assessment by child and adolescent psychiatry services.
Number of children awaiting assessment by child and adolescent psychiatry services in Northern Ireland Provider trust Total number of children waiting Down and Lisburn HSS Trust 137 Ulster Community and Hospitals HSS Trust 95 Foyle HSS Trust 127 Sperrin Lakeland HSS Trust 176 Homefirst Community HSS Trust1 318 Craigavon and Banbridge Community HSS Trust 59 Newry and Mourne HSS Trust 69 Armagh and Dungannon HSS Trust 80 South and East Belfast HSS Trust2 56 The Royal Group of Hospitals HSS Trust 172 Northern Ireland 1,289 1Latest available data for Homefirst Community HSS Trust refers to patients waiting at 26 January 2004. 2South and East Belfast HSS Trust figures refer to patients waiting at 1 March 2004. Note: Data for all other Trusts refers to patients waiting at 31 January 2004. Source: HPSS Trusts