§ Sir Irvine PatnickTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) in-patients and (b) out-patients have been treated in Sheffield in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. [4898]
§ Mr. HoramThe number of finished consultant episodes and out-patient attendances for the last three years for each hospital and community unit in Sheffield is given in the tables:
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Finished Consultant Episodes Ordinary admissions and day cases (including well babies) 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 Central Sheffield university hospitals 67,907 68,713 71,232 Charles Clifford dental hospital 2,106 1,629 — Northern general hospital 56,026 58,314 61,126 Sheffield children's hospital 12,488 13,245 12,804 Sheffield community health — 3,897 4,649 Sheffield community services unit 291 — — Sheffield mental health unit 2,753 — — Weston Park hospital 7,070 8,286 9,700 Total 148,641 154,084 159,511
Out-patient attendances 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 Central Sheffield university hospitals 277,316 295,309 395,856 Charles Clifford dental hospital 59,598 62,,492 — Northern general hospital 162,042 165,811 173,480 Sheffield children's hospital 51,120 59,756 58,450 Sheffield community health — 11,975 18,718 Sheffield community services unit 0 — — Sheffield mental health unit 12,824 — — Weston Park hospital 41,512 37,410 32,108 Total 604,412 632,753 678,610 1Figures are provided for the trusts and directly managed units as existed each year. Charles Clifford Dental Hospital merged with Central Sheffield University Hospital NHS trust in 1995–96. Sheffield community services unit and Sheffield mental health unit merged in 1994–95 to form Sheffield Community Health NHS trust. 2Figures are collected on a provider basis and do not represent finished consultant episodes and outpatient attendances for Sheffield residents. 3Further information by specialty for England, regional office areas and trusts is published in "Ordinary and day case admissions for England" and "Outpatients and ward attenders, England", copies of which are available in the Library. The latest information for 1995–96 will be placed in the Library by the end of November.