HC Deb 23 January 1995 vol 253 cc16-7W
Mr. Beckett

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will give for April to September 1987 and for each subsequent six month period(a) the numbers of people admitted from waiting lists to hospital for in-patient treatment, (b) the numbers of people removed from in-patient waiting lists for reasons other than treatment, (c) the numbers of people admitted from waiting lists for day case treatment, (d) the numbers of people removed from day-case waiting lists for reasons other than treatment, (e) the numbers of people on in-patient waiting lists who self deferred and (f) the numbers of people on day-case waiting lists who self deferred.

Mr. Malone

[holding answer 16 January 1995]: The information requested for admissions and self-deferrals is given in the tables. Information on the number of people removed from waiting lists for reasons other than treatment is not held centrally.

Admissions
6 months to: Ordinary Day case
September 1987 801,755 268,631
March 1988 924,677 347,273
September 1988 941,363 359,213
March 1989 938,864 392,646
September 1989 939,516 420,536
March 1990 934,164 454,266
September 1990 910,557 465,603
March 1991 888,291 496,554
September 1991 918,376 534,998
March 1992 938,842 601,316
September 1992 901,687 638,905
March 1993 879,834 691,201
September 1993 829,580 712,016
March 1994 800,632 768,249
September 1994 796,780 849,379

Self Deferrals
Number at: Ordinary Day case
September 1987 40,766 8,977
March 1988 39,115 8,361
September 1988 40,753 8,433
March 1989 37,098 8,769
September 1989 38,224 9,905
March 1990 36,441 9,735
September 1990 39,274 11,865
March 1991 36,115 11,998
September 1991 33,868 12,469
March 1992 30,965 13,151
September 1992 35,992 18,134
March 1993 35,800 19,095
September 1993 41,550 24,142
March 1994 39,189 25,185
September 1994 43,538 34,946

Note:

The numbers relate to the numbers who are waiting on the last day of the six-month period who have self-deferred and do not represent the total number who have self-deferred over the period.

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