AQW 16866/17-22


Ms Paula Bradshaw
Alliance Party
South Belfast


Tabled Date: 25/03/2021
Answered On Date: 13/04/2021
Priority Written: No


Question:
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.


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 Surgeon
Endometriosis Specialist Consultant
Belfast
1 (0.8 WTE)
0
Northern
0
0
South Eastern
0
0
Southern
0
0
Western
0
All 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