AQW 2365/22-27

Mr Nick Mathison
Alliance Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 29/06/2022
Answered On Date: 07/07/2022
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health how many patients are on a waiting list to access long COVID services.

Answer:

Information on the number of people who are on the waiting list for their first appointment at a Post COVID clinic is not available centrally in the Department. The following information has been provided by the Health and Social Care Trusts.

Western Health and Social Care Trust were contacted for input but were unable to provide a response within the required timeframe.

Number of Patients Waiting for a first appointment at a Post-COVID clinic

HSC Trust	Number of Patients Waiting
Belfast	133
Northern	353
South Eastern	202
Southern	156

Source: HSC Trusts