§ Mr. LilleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish figures showing the percentage of patients admitted within three months of the decision to admit in(a) 1997–98 and (b) 1998–99 for (i) England, (ii) East and North Hertfordshire, (iii) West Hertfordshire and (iv) the health authority in the prospering growth area with the (1) lowest figure and (2) highest figure. [109682]
§ Mr. DenhamThe figures requested are shown in the table:
Percentage of patients admitted within three months of the decision to admit 1997–98 1998–99 England 71 68 East and North Hertfordshire Health Authority 71 65 West Hertfordshire Health Authority 71 64 Health Authority with lowest percentage in prospering growth area 157 257 Health Authority with highest percentage in prospering growth area 377 473 1 Southampton and South West Hampshire 2 North Essex 3 Stockport 4 Hillingdon Note:
This table is derived from ungrossed HES data.