HC Deb 07 November 1989 vol 159 cc560-1W
52. Mr. Stevens

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the total number of National Health Service patients being treated each year; and what was the number treated in 1979.

Cases treated, NHS hospitals, England, 1979 and 1987–88
1979 1987–88 Change Percentage change
In-patients 5,400,120 6,619,354 1,219,234 22.6
Day cases 592,061 880,852 288,791 48.8
New out-patients 7,713,465 8,529,759 816,294 10.6

Source: 1979 SH3 returns, 1987–88 SH3a, KH09 & 18 returns.