Mary Wallace
Ceist:132 Miss M. Wallace asked the Minister for Health the location and services offered by each speech therapist in County Meath. [12521/96]
Written Answers. - Speech Therapist.
Mary Wallace
Ceist:136 Miss M. Wallace asked the Minister for Health the average number of sessions received by each person in County Meath who receives the service of a speech therapist. [12525/96]
Limerick East): I propose to take Questions Nos. 132 and 136 together. Speech and language therapy services in County Meath are provided under the community care programme within the North-Eastern Health Board. Services are provided in a number of settings, that is health centres, schools-units and hospitals. Therapists work with varied caseloads including preschool mental handicap, speech and language disorder, physical handicap and adults.
Clients-patients attend for an initial assessment appointment. At this appointment a decision is made on the necessity for therapy. Depending on the presenting problem, severity and other factors a client is offered regular weekly or fortnightly therapy. In some cases a review schedule may be appropriate, for example monthly or every three to six months. It is not possible, to provide figures for the average number of sessions received by each person. However, in 1995 there were 2,794 child attendances and 371 adult attendances. Details of the location services are set out in the tables under:
|
Community care general clinics |
Number of sessions-week offered with full staff complement |
|
Navan |
8 |
|
Trim |
5 |
|
Ashbourne |
4 |
|
Dunboyne |
4 |
|
Kells |
6 |
|
Enfield |
2 |
|
Duleek |
0.75 |
|
Laytown |
0.75 |
|
Special school-units |
Number of sessions-week offered with full staff complement |
|
St. Ultan's special school, Navan |
2 |
|
(mild mental handicap) |
|
|
St. Mary's special school, Navan |
3 |
|
(moderate mental handicap) |
|
|
Special care unit, Navan |
2 |
|
(severe, profound mental handicap) |
|
|
Language class, Trim |
8 |
|
(specific language disorder) |
|
Adult-elderly service |
Number of sessions-week offered with full staff complement |
|
Our Lady's Hospital, Navan |
3 |
|
Outpatients, Navan |
2 |
Mary Wallace
Ceist:133 Miss M. Wallace asked the Minister for Health the number of speech therapists in Ireland on a county by county basis; and the average number of patients treated by each therapist. [12522/96]
Limerick East): The number of speech therapists in Ireland is collected on a health board basis. The 1994 figures for each health board are set out in the table under:—
|
Health Board |
Speech and Language Therapists WTE Total |
|
Eastern |
102.77 |
|
Midland |
19.7 |
|
Mid-West |
19.5 |
|
North-Eastern |
14 |
|
North-Western |
15.6 |
|
South-Eastern |
23.3 |
|
Southern |
21.87 |
|
Western |
21.59 |
|
All Health Boards |
238.33 |
It is not possible to give the average number of patients treated by each therapist. However, the number of people who received speech therapy services in 1995 is set out in the table under:—
|
Health Board |
Total No. who received Speech and Language Therapy in 1995 |
|
Eastern |
* |
|
Midland |
3,048 |
|
Mid-West |
2,089+ |
|
North-Eastern |
* |
|
North-Western |
1,680 |
|
South-Eastern |
* |
|
Southern |
3,133 |
|
Western |
5,569 |
*Figures are currently being compiled in these health boards.
+Refers to Limerick and Tipperary North only. The Mid-Western Health Board is currently compiling figures for County Clare.
The outstanding figures will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as they are available.