AQW 22147/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health whether there are plans to enhance or introduce alternative medical services at Causeway Hospital if emergency and general surgery services are removed, to ensure that the hospital remains a key healthcare provider in the region.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 7 February 2025
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 7 February 2025
- Answer due by
- 24 February 2025
- Answered
- 28 February 202521 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Information provided by Health and Social Care (HSC) Trusts on the number (whole-time equivalent) of speech and language therapists employed at 31 December 2024, and how many are based in stroke units, is detailed in the table below.
| HSC Trust | Speech and language therapists employed (WTE) at 31 December 2024 | Of which: WTE based in stroke units |
| Belfast | 157.1 | 3.8 |
| Northern | 111.2 | 0.8* |
| South Eastern | 113.8 | 0.8 |
| Southern | 116.9 | 2.3 |
| Western | 89.3 | 0** |
Source: Information & Analysis Directorate, DoH
* 0.8 WTE in Antrim, no S< based on Causeway stroke unit with the service provided by Causeway S< core team
**3.0 WTE based in the community and inreach to the stroke units.