§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health for each NHS trust in Lancashire, what was the(a) number and (b) percentage change in emergency admissions between April and October in (i) 2001 and (ii) 000. [15471]
§ Ms BlearsThe latest available data for acute trusts are set out in the table:
Finished first episodes April—August 2000 April—August 2001 provisional Per cent. change Blackpool Victoria 10,912 11,330 +3.8 Blackburn 10,327 10,519 + 1.9 Burnley 7,912 7,995 + 1.0 Chorley 4,149 4,036 - 2.7 Morecambe Bay 11,056 11,811 +6.8 Preston 8,955 9,235 +3.1 Source: Hospital Episode Statistics.