§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients aged 75 years and over, by region, were readmitted to hospital within 28 days of their discharge in each quarter since April 1996. [35597]
§ Mr. MilburnInformation is not collected in the format requested. Information on the number of patients aged 75 and over who are readmitted as an emergency within 28 days of discharge for each quarter since April 1996 is shown in the table. This includes all specialties except psychiatry.
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1996–97 1997–98 Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 South & West 3,637 3,511 3,285 3,125 3,093 3,389 3,481 West Midlands 792 1,650 1,809 1,894 2,087 2,108 2,241 North West 2,537 2,767 3,195 3,170 3,157 3,125 2,907