HL Deb 12 November 2001 vol 628 c56WA
Baroness Greengross

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What number and percentage of patients seen at National Health Service accident and emergency departments are

  1. (a) aged over the state pension age;
  2. (b) aged 18 to state pension age; and
  3. (c) aged under 18; and [HL1018]

What is the average waiting time in National Health Service accident and emergency departments for

  1. (a) patients aged over the state pension age;
  2. (b) patients aged 18 to state pension age; and
  3. (c) under 18; and [HL1013]

What number and percentage of people admitted to a National Health Service accident and emergency department are either readmitted within 10 days or transferred to the ward, broken down between

  1. (a) patients aged over the state pension age;
  2. (b) patients aged 18 to state pension age; and
  3. (c) under 18; and [HL1014]

Whether they can estimate what number and percentage of people aged over state pension age admitted to a National Health Service accident and emergency department are seen by a geriatric specialist. [HL 1015]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath)

Accident and emergency data are not available by different age bands.