AQW 35971/11-15 Written question to the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of patient referrals made by the Health Service to the North West Private Hospital in Ballykelly, in each of the last five years.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 16 September 2014
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 16 September 2014
- Answer due by
- 1 October 2014
- Answered
- 23 September 20147 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The number of patient referrals made by the Health Service to the North West Private Hospital in Ballykelly is not available.
However, information is available on the number of outpatient attendances and inpatient admissions at the North West Private Hospital in Ballykelly. This information is detailed in Tables 1 and 2 below, for each of the last 5 years, broken down by the transferring HSC Trust.
Table 1: Outpatient attendances carried out by the North West Private Hospital in Ballykelly by transferring Trust: 2009/10 – 2013/14.
| HSC Trust | Financial Year | ||||
| 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | |
| Belfast | 0 | 872 | 2,200 | 3,047 | 3,438 |
| Northern | 1,840 | 237 | 110 | 5,089 | 4,685 |
| South Eastern | 0 | 0 | 55 | 574 | 1,455 |
| Southern | 33 | 4 | 156 | 104 | 8 |
| Western | 5,153 | 2,313 | 4,477 | 4,486 | 4,452 |
| Northern Ireland | 7,026 | 3,426 | 6,998 | 13,300 | 14,038 |
Source: HSCB
Table 2: Inpatient admissions at the North West Private Hospital in Ballykelly, by transferring Trust: 2009/10 – 2013/14.
| HSC Trust | Financial Year | ||||
| 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | |
| Belfast | 219 | 216 | 707 | 811 | 950 |
| Northern | 854 | 353 | 385 | 2,016 | 1,770 |
| South Eastern | 73 | 0 | 140 | 318 | 633 |
| Southern | 23 | 2 | 67 | 27 | 0 |
| Western | 1,722 | 1,232 | 2,441 | 2,749 | 2,034 |
| Northern Ireland | 2,891 | 1,803 | 3,740 | 5,921 | 5,387 |
Source: HSCB