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Rev. Martin Smyth
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish a table showing for each area board the number of orthotists in post for each of the last five years for which figures are available; what plans he has to increase the number of orthotists in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the orthotics service in Northern Ireland.
Dr. Mawhinney
In Northern Ireland the prosthetic orthotic and aids service is ad ministered by the Eastern health and social services board as a regional service supplying artificial limbs (prostheses) and appliances (orthoses). The figures requested are as follows:
Prosthetist/Orthotist | |
Year | Number |
1983 | 4 |
1984 | 5 |
1985 | 5 |
1986 | 5 |
1987 | 5 |