HC Deb 22 March 1984 vol 56 c522W
Mr. Gordon Brown

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many day patient attendances there were by geriatric patients to hospital in 1983 and in each year preceding from 1979.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

Information for the years 1979 to 1982 is given in the following table. Comparable information for 1983 is not yet available.

Year Total geriatric regular day patient attendances Total geriatric day case attendances
1979 79,480 1,064
1980 101,959 2,294
1981 106,893 157
1982 112,205 183

For definitions of the terms "regular day patients" and "day cases" see paragraphs 10 and 11 of Welsh Office notes on hospital form QS1 (revised 1980), a copy of which is in the Library.

Mr. Gordon Brown

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many day patient attendances at hospitals there were in total in 1983 and in each year from 1979.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

Information for the years 1979 to 1982 is given in the following table. Comparable information for 1983 is not yet available.

year Total regular day patient attendances Total day case attendances
1979 326,399 31,151
1980 291,146 34,995
1981 300,946 37,012
1982 297,088 34,975

For definitions of the terms "regular day patients" and "day cases" see paragraphs 10 and 11 of Welsh Office notes on hospital form QS1 (revised 1980), a copy of which is in the Library.