HC Deb 20 October 2003 vol 411 c465W
Mr. Dorrell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients were treated in Leicestershire hospitals in each year since 1997–98. [127271]

Dr. Ladyman

The tables show the number of out-patients and in-patients treated in Leicestershire hospitals since 1997–98.

Out-patient Activity
Name First attendances seen Subsequent attendances seen
2002–03
Charnwood and North West Leicestershire PCT 15,172 25,020
Leicester City West PCT 580 4,000

In-patient Activity
Name 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02
Leicester General Hospital 45,618 48,967 50,993
Leicester Royal Infirmary 103,127 111,319 113,818
Glenfield Hospital 22,101 25,723 27,469
Leicestershire Mental Health Service 2,253 4,207
Fosse Health; Leicestershire Community 9,482 9,392
Leicestershire and Rutland Health Care 14,427 7,810 9,607
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust 180,940 198,878
Total (Leicestershire HA) 182,581 199,608 206.707 188,750 208,485

Notes:

Admissions Grossing:

Figures have not been adjusted for shortfalls in data (i.e. the data are ungrossed)

Trust Mergers:

On 1 April 1999, Leicestershire and Rutland Healthcare NHS Trust was formed from a merger of Fosse Health NHS Trust (which provided community health services) and Leicestershire Mental Health Services NHS Trust.

On 1 April 2000, University Hospitals of Leicester was formed through a merger of the three acute hospital trusts in Leicestershire—those trusts were Leicester Royal Infirmary NHS Trust, Leicester General Hospital NHS Trust, and Glenfield Hospital NHS Trust.

Source:

Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Department of Health