AQW 20963/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of appointments provided by GPs per Health and Social Care Trust area, in each of the past five years; and (ii) the number of people in each trust area.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 25 June 2021
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 25 June 2021
- Answer due by
- 14 July 2021
- Answered
- 1 July 20216 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
As independent contractors, GP practices are responsible for managing their own appointment systems and waiting times. As such, information on the number of appointments provided by GPs is not available.
The number of registered patients in each LCG area is shown in the table overleaf.
Table 1: The number of registered patients in each LCG1 area, at April 2021.
| LCG1 | Registered patients |
| Belfast | 438,485 |
| Northern | 476,015 |
| South Eastern | 334,241 |
| Southern | 425,826 |
| Western | 332,370 |
| Northern Ireland | 2,006,937 |
Source: National Health Application and Infrastructure Services (NHAIS)
1 The Local Commissioning Groups cover the same geographical areas as the Health and Social Care Trusts