§ Sir Alastair GoodladTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people with a main diagnosis of schizophrenia psychoses were admitted for a hospital stay more than once during the last year in each health region in England. [73232]
§ Mr. HuttonInformation on the number of times patients have been admitted more than once during the year are not held centrally.
82WThe following table shows the estimated number of finished consultant episodes by health region of treatment where the primary diagnosis was schizophrenia psychoses, 1997–98.
Estimated finished consultant episodes with a primary diagnosis of schizophrenia, by health authority of treatment, 1997–98 Health Authority Number England 33,910 Northern and Yorkshire 3,780 Trent 1,800 Anglia and Oxford 2,810 North Thames 7,730 South Thames 4,060 South and West 4,590 West Midlands 3,130 North West 6,010 Notes:
1. Data have been rounded
2. Figures for 1997–98 are provisional, no adjustments have been made for shortfalls in data (ie the data are ungrossed)
Source: Hospital Episode Statistics