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Friday 20 July 2012 Written Answers The figures include all telephone contacts regardless of the outcome, so will include patients who were asked to attend the OOH centre or who received a home visit, as well as those who received telephone advice. TABLE 1: NUMBER OF TELEPHONE CONTACTS RECEIVED By THE WESTERN URGENT CARE OUT OF HOURS SERVICE, APRIL 2011 – MARCH 2012. District Council Area Out of Hours Centre Number of Telephone Contacts Derry Altnagelvin OOH Centre 46624 Limavady Limavady OOH Centre 10313 Strabane Strabane OOH Centre 12397 Omagh Omagh OOH Centre 21348 Fermanagh Enniskillen OOH Centre 19517 Patient Seen by Western Urgent Out of Hours Care Ms Boyle asked inister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety how many patients were seen at each of the Out of Hours centres in the Western Urgent Care area in the last year. (AQW 13432/11-15) Mr Poots: The number of patients seen at each of the Out of Hours centres in the Western Urgent Care area during the year April 2011 – March 2012 is shown in the table below. TABLE 1: NUMBER OF PATIENTS SEEN AT EACH OF THE OUT OF HOURS CENTRES IN THE WESTERN URGENT CARE AREA, APRIL 2011 – MARCH 2012. Out of Hours Centre Number of Attendances Altnagelvin OOH Centre 23,717 Limavady OOH Centre 5,448 Strabane OOH Centre 6,638 Omagh OOH Centre 10,440 Enniskillen OOH Centre 9,933 Out of Hours Service in Strabane Ms Boyle asked the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety how many patients have been advised, upon telephone contact with Western Urgent Care, to attend the Out of Hours Service in Strabane within the last year. (AQW 13433/11-15) Mr Poots: During the year April 2011 – March 2012, 6,638 patients attended the Out of Hours Service in Strabane. The majority of these patients will have been advised to attend the Out of Hours service following telephone contact with Western Urgent Care, however the figure also includes patients who attended the centre without first telephoning Western Urgent Care, but these numbers are very small. Nursing Accommodation on Rathlin Island Mr McKay asked the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety if there are plans to downgrade the nursing accommodation on Rathlin Island and whether any assessment has been made of the impact this would have on overnight nursing care on the island. (AQW 13446/11-15) WA 552
Friday 20 July 2012 Written Answers Mr Poots: The Northern Health and Social Care Trust is responsible for the provision of nursing accommodation on Rathlin Island. I have been advised by the Trust that as the accommodation previously rented is no longer available, and having considered a number of suitable alternatives, the Trust is now renting a new treatment room, office accommodation and living quarters in the newly refurbished Richard Branson Centre. The new accommodation arrangement, which came into effect on 29 June, fully meets the treatment room requirements and the needs of a member of nursing staff required to stay overnight. Waiting Times for Communication Advice Centre Assessments Mrs McKevitt asked the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the current waiting times for communication advice centre assessments. (AQW 13455/11-15) Mr Poots: The Communication Advice Centre regional service at Musgrave Park Hospital has seen a significant increase in referral numbers. This increase has created a capacity and demand gap leading to a waiting list backlog. In order to address this, the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and the Public Health Agency are actively finalising recurrent monies to help decrease the capacity gap and, in the intervening period, they are seeking to recruit temporary staff to help address the backlog. Dyslexia Glasses Mrs McKevitt asked the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety whether his Department has any plans to make dyslexia glasses available through the Health Service. (AQW 13456/11-15) Mr Poots: The prescribing of tinted glasses for dyslexia is currently not provided for by the Department under the General Ophthalmic Services framework. Whilst some evidence exists for the provision of tints for certain learning difficulties, the current evidence base for the prescribing of tints for dyslexia is deemed insufficient to permit provision under General Ophthalmic Services. The Health and Social Care Board only contract primary eye care services within the current General Ophthalmic Services framework. Upgrading Cancer Services at the Ulster Hospital Mr Hamilton asked the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what plans are in place to upgrade cancer services at the Ulster Hospital, Dundonald. (AQW 13468/11-15) Mr Poots: The Ulster Hospital is one of five cancer units in Northern Ireland that manage patients with more common cancers and provide local chemotherapy services. Services are currently provided in the MacDermott Unit. A major capital investment programme (Phase A) has been completed at the Ulster Hospital. Enabling works have commenced on a second phase of redevelopment, (referred to as Phase B). The MacDermott unit upgrade, whilst forming part of the longer term redevelopment strategy for the hospital, is not included in current plans for the Budget 2010 period. This project is subject to on-going review in the light of emerging priorities and as the proposals in Transforming Your Care are taken forward. Re-Evaluated and Upgraded Posts Mr McNarry asked the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail how many posts have been re-evaluated and upgraded over the last five years, broken down by each Trust. (AQW 13472/11-15) WA 553
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