HC Deb 27 November 1987 vol 123 c351W
Mr. Martlew

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services, for each year since 1979, how many patients discharged from hospital in the Carlisle constituency area have been re-admitted again suffering from the same complaints or illnesses which had led to their original admission.

Mrs. Currie

I regret that this information is not held centrally. Many conditions which persist over a long period may need repeated interventions. The hon. Member may wish to write to the chairman of East Cumbria health authority, who may be able to provide the information he requires.