§ Mrs. GormanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will show separately for men and women the numbers of(a) heart attack cases and (b) stroke cases treated by the national health service in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will estimate the cost to the national health service of treating these patients.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyInformation on the numbers of cases treated in NHS hospitals with a main diagnosis of heart attack or stroke are given in the tables.
Financial returns of health authorities do not identify costs of specific treatments and operative procedures.
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Estimated number of men and women where principal diagnosis is ICD410 Acute Myocardial infarction, NHS Hospitals England 1983–85, 1988–89 and 1989–90 Year Males Females 1983 66,084 36,029 1984 67,339 38,249 1985 70,613 39,811 1988–89 72,730 42,545 1989–90 71,019 42,303 Source: 1983 to 1985 Hospital In Patient Inquiry 1988–89 onwards Hospital Episode Statistics.
Note: Data from 1988–89 is provisional, based on incomplete data and may be subject to future revision.
Estimated number of men and women where principal diagnosis is ICD436 Acute but ill defined cerebrovascular disease, NHS Hospitals England 1983–85, 1988–89 and 1989–90 Year Males Females 1983 30,168 35,885 1984 30,879 36,748 1985 33,021 40,791 1988–89 33,125 39,742 1989–90 34,095 41,270 Source: 1983 to 1985 Hospital In Patient Inquiry, 1988–89 onwards Hospital Episode Statistics. Data compiled by SM12A.
Note: Data from 1988–89 is provisional, based on incomplete data and may be subject to future revision.