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Written questions on the subject Occupational Therapists


 
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AQW 6199/22-27 Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
To ask the Minister of Health whether he will increase the number of Occupational Therapists in the Western Health and Social Care Trust.

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12/02/2024 Answered on 26/02/2024
AQW 5298/22-27 Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of Occupational Therapists employed by each Health and Social Care Trust, broken down by constituency. [Priority Written]

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26/10/2022 Answered on 27/10/2022
AQW 4890/22-27 Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
To ask the Minister of Health what steps he has taken to recruit additional Occupational Therapists throughout all five trust areas to address growing demand for assessments. [Priority Written]

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18/10/2022 Answered on 25/10/2022
AQW 4693/22-27 Mrs Pam Cameron
(DUP - South Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 3839/22-27, how many occupational therapists in the Northern Trust are working in (i) schools; (ii) Occupational Health; (iii) the Condition Management Programme; and (iv) Child and Adolescent Mental Health teams.

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14/10/2022 Answered on 25/10/2022
AQW 3839/22-27 Mrs Pam Cameron
(DUP - South Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Health how many occupational therapists in each Trust are working in (i) schools; (ii) Occupational Health; (iii) the Condition Management Programme; and (iv) Child and Adolescent Mental Health teams.

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30/09/2022 Answered on 12/10/2022
AQW 28313/17-22 Mrs Pam Cameron
(DUP - South Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of registered occupational therapists working (i) in a hospital setting; (ii) in a community setting; and (iii) independently.

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19/01/2022 Answered on 16/02/2022
AQW 28312/17-22 Mrs Pam Cameron
(DUP - South Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Health how many registered occupational therapists there are in Northern Ireland.

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19/01/2022 Answered on 04/02/2022
AQW 25658/17-22 Mrs Pam Cameron
(DUP - South Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 23953/17-22, why occupational therapists are not considered in the multi-disciplinary team model as a standalone profession.

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11/11/2021 Answered on 25/11/2021
AQW 24543/17-22 Ms Paula Bradshaw
(APNI - South Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the potential inclusion of occupational therapists as first-contact practitioners in GP surgeries.

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19/10/2021 Answered on 01/11/2021
AQW 24542/17-22 Ms Paula Bradshaw
(APNI - South Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the potential inclusion of occupational therapists in multi-disciplinary teams.

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19/10/2021 Answered on 01/11/2021
AQW 23974/17-22 Ms Carál Ní Chuilín
(SF - North Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail the waiting list figures for North Belfast for appointments for an Occupational Therapist; (ii) how many OTs are currently working in North Belfast; and (iii) how many OTs are needed to cover North Belfast.

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08/10/2021 Answered on 19/10/2021
AQW 23953/17-22 Mrs Pam Cameron
(DUP - South Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the inclusion of occupational therapists as first-contact practitioners in GP surgeries.

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08/10/2021 Answered on 18/10/2021
AQW 23255/17-22 Mr Gerry Carroll
(PBPA - West Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of making access to Occupational Therapists at a primary care level as First Contact Practitioners as part of the multidisciplinary teams in GP surgeries.

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28/09/2021 Answered on 07/10/2021
AQW 22129/17-22 Mr Robin Newton
(DUP - East Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Health (i) what represents a full staffing of Occupational Therapists in East Belfast; (ii) to detail any vacancies; and (iii) when any vacancies will be filled.

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09/09/2021 Answered on 21/09/2021
AQW 22023/17-22 Mr Trevor Lunn
(IND - Lagan Valley)
To ask the Minister of Health (i) how many Occupational Therapists are currently working in the Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council area; (ii) how many vacancies there are for OTs; and (iii) what is the average waiting time for a client to receive a first appointment with an OT.

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08/09/2021 Answered on 22/09/2021
AQW 20628/17-22 Mr Maolíosa McHugh
(SF - West Tyrone)
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of occupational therapists employed in each Health and Social Care Trust; and how many new occupational therapist posts have been allocated to the Western Health and Social Care Trust.

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18/06/2021 Answered on 28/06/2021
AQW 5800/17-22 Mr Robin Newton
(DUP - East Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the planned number of qualified Occupational Therapists; (ii) the number of qualified Occupational Therapists in post; and (iii) the average waiting time for an appointment with an Occupational Therapist, in the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.

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21/07/2020 Answered on 31/07/2020
AQW 5497/17-22 Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
To ask the Minister of Health what actions his Department is taking to support Health and Social Care Trusts in recruiting staff to tackle regional shortages in occupational therapists.

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06/07/2020 Answered on 22/07/2020
AQW 5496/17-22 Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the average waiting times for assessment by an occupational therapist in each Health and Social Care Trust.

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06/07/2020 Answered on 22/07/2020
AQW 6529/16-21 Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
To ask the Minister of Health what steps her Department is taking to address the practice of hiring agency occupational therapist staff rather than occupational therapists on regional waiting lists.

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07/11/2016 Answered on 23/11/2016
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