HC Deb 29 February 1984 vol 55 c239W
Mr. Nicholls

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the latest estimates he has on the number of inpatients and outpatients treated by hospital services; and how they compare with similar figures in 1978.

Mr. John Patten

The information requested is given in the table.

National Health Service hospitals in England
1978 1982
Discharges and deaths of inpatients 5,370,319 5,719,634
Day case attendances 562,168 706,495
New outpatients attendances 7,711,912 8,096,977
Total attendances of outpatients 33,950,339 35,651,222

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