§ Ms JowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients were treated by the national health service on an(a) out-patient and (b) in-patient basis in 1979, 1986, 1990 and 1993.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information is shown in the table:
General and acute specialties Thousands Out-patients first attendances Ordinary admissions and day cases finished consultant episodes 1979 6,771 15,099 1986 7,835 16,446 1990–91 7,593 6,936 1993–94 8,832 8,205 Notes: 1 Figures have been adjusted to take account of the change from discharges and deaths to finished consultant episodes. Sources:
1979 and 1986, SH3 returns; 1990–91 and 1993–94, KHO9 and KP70 returns.