| Previous Section | Index | Home Page |
5 Mar 2007 : Column 1699W—continued
Family Practitioner Services: Sion Mills
Mark Durkan: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will take action to ensure that the medical practice in Sion Mills is immediately reopened. [123840]
Paul Goggins:
The decision regarding the location of any GP surgery or medical centre is a matter for the local Health and Social Services Board and the GP, who as an independent contractor can negotiate with the board as to where they would have their premises to
best serve the local community. The practice has applied to the board to close the branch surgery in Sion Mills, and have not opened the surgery for several months following a physical attack on a GP in the surgery.
The board will be considering the application at its meeting on 29 March 2007.
Garages and Petrol Stations: Northern Ireland
Mr. Donaldson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the purpose of licensing retail petrol stations is; and if he will make a statement. [121177]
Maria Eagle: The intrinsic hazards of petrol, and the fact that the public are often present, or nearby, when it is being dispensed, were the primary reasons for the introduction of petroleum licensing by the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929.
Mr. Donaldson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the proposed timescale is for the introduction of licensing for retail petrol stations in Northern Ireland. [121178]
Maria Eagle: Petroleum licensing was introduced in Northern Ireland by the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929. Each district council acts as the petroleum licensing authority for its area. A consultation exercise on proposals to transfer responsibility for petroleum licensing from district councils to the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland has recently ended. Responses to this consultation are currently being analysed.
Mr. Donaldson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what discussions he has held with relevant trade associations about the introduction of licensing for retail petrol stations. [121179]
Maria Eagle: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has had no discussions with relevant trade associations about petroleum licensing. However, interested parties, including relevant trade associations, have recently been consulted on proposals to transfer responsibility for petroleum licensing—introduced in Northern Ireland by the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929—from district councils to the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland. Responses to this consultation are currently being analysed.
Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary
Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many visits Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary (HMIC) made to police establishments in Northern Ireland in each of the past five years; and which establishments HMIC visited over that period. [123458]
Paul Goggins:
Information relating to the PSNI Inspection and Review Team prior to October 2004 is not readily available and could be obtained only at
disproportionate cost. Since October 2004 there have been 54 formal visits by Her Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary (HMIC) staff to Northern Ireland, of which 38 involved HMIC staff and PSNI. Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary was not involved in any of these visits.
Establishments visited include:
PSNI HQ, Garnerville, Seapark, North Queen Street, Knocknagoney, Newry (Ardmore), Castlereagh, Maydown, River House, Garnerville, Enniskillen, Lisnasharragh, Ballymena, Castlereagh, Mahon Road, Magherafelt, Dundonald, Ladas Drive, Antrim Road, Lisburn, Dungannon, Strandtown, Antrim Road, Hillsborough, Banbridge, Ballymoney, Downpatrick, Musgrave Street, Strand Road, Craigavon, Ards, North Belfast, South Belfast, and West Belfast.
Hip Replacements
Dr. Alasdair McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many patients in Northern Ireland referred for hip replacement surgery had their operation outside Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. [124688]
Paul Goggins: The information requested is not held centrally and will take some time to collate. I will write to the hon. Gentleman with the relevant information as soon as it becomes available and place a copy in the Library.
Dr. Alasdair McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many patients referred for hip replacement surgery failed to attend for their operation in (a) Musgrave Park hospital, (b) the Ulster Hospital, (c) Royal Victoria hospital, (d) Lagan Valley hospital, (e) Belfast City hospital and (f) the Mater hospital in each of the last five years. [124689]
Paul Goggins: Over the last five years, Musgrave Park hospital and Altnagelvin Area hospital have been the only hospitals in Northern Ireland that routinely admit elective patients for hip replacement surgery.
The following table shows the number of patients who have cancelled their operation and those who did not attend for their operation at Musgrave Park hospital.
| Cancelled | Did not attend | Total | |
| Source: Green Park Healthcare HSS Trust | |||
Dr. Alasdair McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many hip replacement operations were carried out on patients aged between (a) 40 and 50 years, (b) 51 and 60 years, (c) 61 and 70 years and (d) 71 and 80 years in (i) Musgrave Park Hospital, (ii) the Ulster Hospital, (iii) Royal Victoria Hospital, (iv) Lagan Valley Hospital, (v) Belfast City Hospital and (vi) the Mater Hospital in each of the last five years. [124690]
Paul Goggins: The following table details the approximate number of individuals(1), in each of the defined age groups, who received a hip replacement operation in selected hospitals in Northern Ireland, during each year between 2001-02 and 2005-06 (the latest year for which data are available). No such operations were recorded in the Belfast City or Mater hospitals during these years.
For the hospitals specified, Musgrave Park hospital is the only hospital that routinely admits elective patients for hip replacement surgery. For the other hospitals listed, some emergency hip replacement operations were undertaken at the Ulster, Royal Victoria and the Lagan Valley hospitals for the age groups in question.
(1) Individuals have been approximated using date of birth, postcode and sex.
| Hospital | |||||
| Age group | Musgrave Park | Ulster | Royal Victoria | Lagan Valley | |
| Source: Hospital In-patient System. | |||||
Dr. Alasdair McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how patients waited up to (a) six months, (b) 12 months, (c) 18 months and (d) 36 months or more for (i) an assessment for hip replacement surgery and (ii) the surgery itself in (A) Musgrave Park hospital, (B) the Ulster hospital, (C) Royal Victoria hospital, (D) Lagan Valley hospital, (E) Belfast City hospital and (F) the Mater hospital in each of the last five years; and how many such operations were carried out in each hospital in each year. [124691]
Paul Goggins: Over the last five years, Musgrave Park hospital and Altnagelvin Area hospital have been the only hospitals in Northern Ireland that routinely admit elective patients for hip replacement surgery.
The following table shows the number of patients who have waited for an outpatient assessment for hip replacement surgery by time-band at Musgrave Park hospital.
| Patients who waited | ||||
| More than six months | More than 12 months | More than 18 months | More than 36 months | |
| Next Section | Index | Home Page |