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All Ireland Traveller Health Study
Table 220: Which, if any, of the following services have you used in the last 12 months? For
respondents from ROI only. (Questionnaire item C2_7)
Not used Once More than n
once
Total Hospital inpatient 74.0% 15.4% 10.6% 1,939
Hospital day patient 77.3% 12.8% 9.9% 1,927
Hospital out patient 67.2% 15.4% 17.4% 1,934
Hospital A&E 70.3% 16.6% 13.1% 1,941
GP 24.4% 15.4% 60.2% 1,968
Mental Health Services 90.1% 4.4% 5.5% 1,817
Community Health Services 74.9% 11.3% 13.8% 1,884
PHN 58.9% 19.9% 21.2% 151
Physiotherapist 83.6% 10.5% 5.9% 152
Occupational therapist 86.5% 8.8% 4.7% 148
Psychology services 79.1% 8.8% 12.2% 148
Social worker 66.7% 17.0% 16.3% 153
CWO 32.9% 22.8% 44.3% 158
Home Help Services 87.3% 8.7% 4.0% 150
Chiropody/Podiatry 89.5% 7.9% 2.6% 152
Drug/Alcohol Outreach 86.1% 7.3% 6.6% 151
Speech Therapy 88.1% 10.6% 1.3% 151
Ophthalmology 78.0% 15.3% 6.7% 150
Audiology 83.3% 13.3% 3.3% 150
Public Dental Services 45.4% 25.7% 28.9% 152
Palliative care 91.9% 6.7% 1.3% 149
Residential services elderly 96.0% 4.0% 0.0% 149
Day services elderly 94.0% 4.7% 1.3% 150
Respite services elderly 93.9% 4.1% 2.0% 148
Home support elderly 91.8% 5.4% 2.7% 147
Residential services disabled 91.2% 5.4% 3.4% 147
Day services disabled 90.5% 6.1% 3.4% 148
Respite services disabled 93.8% 4.8% 1.4% 146
Home services disabled 92.5% 4.8% 2.7% 147
In NI 10.8% had been an inpatient once in the preceding 12 months, and a further 4.9% more than
once. Similar numbers had attended as a day patient once (10.4%) or more than once (2.6%). A quarter
(25.2%) had been to hospital as an outpatient and a third (33.3%) had been to A & E. Almost two thirds
(64.7%) had visited their GP at least once. Utilisation of other services was less frequent. Women again
availed of services more frequently than men and there was a positive age gradient.
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