Patient Statistics (Hansard, 22 October 1991)

HC Deb 22 October 1991 vol 196 cc589-90W 590W

§ Mr. Pawsey
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) in-patients and (b) out-patients were treated in the national health service for the last year that figures are available; and what were the comparable figures in 1979.

§ Mr. Dorrell
The available information is given in the table.

Number of in-patients and out-patients treated in National Health Service hospitals in England

In-patients Out-patients

Year Discharges and deaths Finished consultant episodes¹

1979 5,400,120 — 34,089,725

1988–89 6,585,982 7,335,448 36,061,032

1990–91 — ²7,524,192 ²36,058,803

¹ Includes well babies.

² Provisional.

Number of in-patients and out-patients treated in National Health Service hospitals in England
	In-patients	Out-patients
Year	Discharges and deaths	Finished consultant episodes¹
1979	5,400,120	—	34,089,725
1988–89	6,585,982	7,335,448	36,061,032
1990–91	—	²7,524,192	²36,058,803
¹ Includes well babies.
² Provisional.