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Rev. Martin Smyth
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many patients in each of the Northern Ireland health and social services boards are supplied with oxygen by community pharmacists; what is the estimated cost of this service; and if he ensures that patients in rural areas are given adequate cover.
Mr. Scott
The information requested is as follows for the 12-month period December 1983 to November 1984:
| Number of patients supplied | Cost | |
| £ | ||
| Eastern board | 608 | 185,996 |
| Northern board | 245 | 60,009 |
| Southern board | 193 | 53,504 |
| Western board | 166 | 108,261 |