HC Deb 09 February 1983 vol 36 c407W
Mr. Campbell-Savours

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total number of patients admitted in the specialty of ophthalmic surgery in each quarter of each year in the past three years.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

Information on the numbers of patients treated in different specialities is collected only for complete years. The latest figures available for the specialty of ophthalmology, for National Health Service hospitals in England are as follows:

1979 1980 1981
In-patients (discharges and deaths) 124,420 132,711 133,475
Day cases (attendances) 19,958 22,604 23,171