QUESTIONS TO THE MINISTER OF HEALTH, SOCIAL SERVICES AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Questions Tabled For
Written Answer
On Wednesday 31 March 2010
1. Mr T Clarke (South Antrim):
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for an update on funding for the Regional Care Adviser for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
(AQW 5716/10)
2. Mr T Buchanan (West Tyrone):
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety how many neuro-physiotherapists currently operate in each Health and Social Care Trust; and how many of these are designated to working with patients with Multiple Sclerosis.
(AQW 5723/10)
3. Mr T Buchanan (West Tyrone):
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail (i) the average; and (ii) the longest appointment waiting times for patients with Multiple Sclerosis in each Health and Social Care Trust in each of the last three years.
(AQW 5728/10)
4. Lord Morrow (Fermanagh and South Tyrone):
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety where lymphoedema patients will be able to access treatment in Fermanagh and South Tyrone under the recommendations of the Report of the Lymphoedema Services Review Group 2004; and when these services will be available.
(AQW 5730/10)
5. Mr J Shannon (Strangford):
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what he is doing to increase the number of nuero-physiotherapists available to treat patients with Multiple Sclerosis.
(AQW 5748/10)
6. Mr J Shannon (Strangford):
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety how many nuero-physiotherapists are available at the Ulster Hospital, Dundonald to treat patients with Multiple Sclerosis.
(AQW 5749/10)
7. Mr J Shannon (Strangford):
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety if he plans to mirror the pledge of the Labour party in England that anyone suspected of having cancer should be tested within seven days of the GP referral.
(AQW 5750/10)
8. Mr M Storey (North Antrim):
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what is the current average life expectancy of a person diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis; and how this compares to the rest of the UK.
(AQW 5753/10)
9. Mr M Storey (North Antrim):
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the incident rates for (i) miscarriage; and (ii) still-birth in 2009/10; and how these compare to the rest of the UK.
(AQW 5755/10)
10. Ms S Ramsey (West Belfast):
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, excluding the reduction in administation costs, why support services to play groups and day nurseries in the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust have been reduced by 45% at a time when these groups are experiencing child protection support needs and issues around quality, funding and sustainability.
(AQW 5756/10)
11. Mr J Craig (Lagan Valley):
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what is the target timescale for patients to obtain an appointment with their General Practitioner; and how his Department monitors the target.
(AQW 5759/10)
12. Mr J Craig (Lagan Valley):
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what is the (i) minimum; and (ii) maximum number of patients that can be registered with a General Practitioner.
(AQW 5761/10)