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Asked by Paula

AQW 16866/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Health

To ask the Minister of Health how many Endometriosis Specialist Surgeons and Consultants there are in Northern Ireland Health and Social Care, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.

Asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA on 25 March 2021

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Tabled
25 March 2021
Answer due by
13 April 2021
Answered
13 April 202119 days after tabling
Department
Department of Health
Priority question
No

Answer

Information provided by Health and Social Care (HSC) Trusts on the number of Endometriosis Specialist surgeons and consultants employed is detailed in the table below.

Endometriosis Specialist SurgeonEndometriosis Specialist Consultant
Belfast1 (0.8 WTE)0
Northern00
South Eastern00
Southern00
Western0All 15 Obstetrics and Gynaecology (O&G) Consultants (15.0 WTE) in the Trust treat women with stage 1 or 2 endometriosis. Those with stage 3 or 4 are referred to one of the 3 (3.0 WTE) Western Trust O&G consultants with an interest in endometriosis

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