§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what information he has as to the number of written referral requests by general practitioners to consultant ophthalmologist out-patient clinics for each of the last five years.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe information available centrally is given in the table.
Consultant Ophthalmology Out-patient clinics, NHS hospitals, England Year General practitioner written referral requests 1987–88 451,006 1988–89 467,371 1989–90 462,710 1990–91 478,141