HC Deb 28 January 1988 vol 126 cc376-7W
Mr. Pike

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the overall percentage change between 1979 and 1987 in(a) the number of patient miles for (i) emergency and (ii) non-emergency and (b) the number of patient journeys on the same basis, in the Lancashire ambulance area.

Mrs. Currie

The available information is given in the table.

AMBULANCE SERVICES 1979–1986
Lancashire Ambulance Authority
1979 1986 1979–86 percentage change
Number of patient.journeys (thousands)
Emergency 53.8 56.1 4.3
Non-emergency 601.6 539.3 -10.4

1979 11985–86 1979–85/86 percentage change
Number of patient miles (thousands)
Emergency 479.1 594.9 24.2
Non-emergency 3,316.1 3,593.7 8.4
1 Figures supplied by York health authority.

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