§ 89. Mr. PawseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients were treated by the Rugby health authority in(a) 1988–89 and (b) 1978–79.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe available information is given in the table.
Patients treated, NHS hospitals, Rugby district health authority 1978, 1988–89 11978 1988–89 In-patient cases treated 7,658 11,160 Day case admissions 407 910 New out-patients 11,501 13,773 Source: 1978 SH3, 1988–89 SH3a, KP70, KHO9 returns. 1 In 1978, the area covered by the current Rugby DHA was a district within Warwickshire area health authority.