§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people received in-patient hospital treatment involving hospital stays exceeding five days during 1976; and what were the equivalent figures for 1966 and 1956.
§ Mr. MoyleThe latest year for which relevant data are available is 1973 and they are not available before 1962. Following are the estimated numbers of inpatient spells exceeding five days in non-psychiatric hospitals in England for all specialties, excluding maternity:
1963 … … … 2,800,000 1973 … … … 2,181,000 The average length of stay for the three years 1963, 1973 and 1975 for acute specialties in England respectively:
1963 … … … 14.2 days 1973 … … … 10.4 days 1975 … … … 10.2 days