HC Deb 05 February 2002 vol 379 cc920-1W
Dr. Fox

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the level of emergency readmissions of elderly patients for each quarter of the last five years. [20866]

Mr. Hutton

The table shows the rate of emergency re-admission within 28 days for people aged 75 and over.

Quarter Percentage1
1996–97
Q1 6.7
Q2 6.6
Q3 6.8
Q4 7.0
1997–98
Q1 7.2
Q2 6.7
Q3 8.0
Q4 8.2
1999–2000
Q1 7.7
Q2 7.3
Q3 7.2
Q4 7.6
2000–01
Q1 7.4
Q2 7.1
Q3 7.3
Q4 7.7

Quarter Percentage1
2001–02
Q1 7.3
Q2 7.1
1 Percentage of people aged 75 and over re-admitted as an emergency within 28 days of discharge from hospital.

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