§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the number of cardiac operations performed at hospitals within the Greater London area during the year 1992; and if he will list the hospitals performing this operation.
§ Mr. SackvilleReliable estimates are not available for individual procedures at district health authority level, but data from the hospital episodes system suggest that about 28,500 heart operations were performed in Greater London in 1989–90. More recent information is not yet available.