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Asked by Paula

AQW 19674/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Health

To ask the Minister of Health to outline the number of haemochromatosis consultants working currently in each Health and Social Care Trust.

Asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA on 28 May 2021

  • Answered
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Tabled
28 May 2021
Answer due by
15 June 2021
Answered
10 June 202113 days after tabling
Department
Department of Health
Priority question
No

Answer

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

HSC TrustHaemochromatosis Consultants
BelfastThere are no haemochromatosis consultants employed.
NorthernThere are no specific haemochromatosis consultants employed. Patients are managed under the gastroenterology speciality which has nine consultants between Antrim Area and Causeway Hospitals.
South EasternThere are no specific haemochromatosis consultants employed. Four substantive consultant haematologists and one locum consultant haematologist have a caseload of patients with haemochromatosis.
SouthernThere are no specific haemochromatosis consultants employed. The gastroenterology specialty looks after these patients. The Trust currently has nine gastroenterologists.
WesternThere are no haemochromatosis consultants employed.

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