§ Mr. Heddleasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will detail the number of (a) inpatient cases, 291W (b) day cases and (c) outpatient attendances, dealt with by each health district serving the present Mid-Staffordshire parliamentary constituency in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. John PattenWe do not gather information about health services provided to populations of parliamentary
District Health Authority 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Inpatient discharges and deaths Mid Staffordshire 16,784 17,691 18,404 19,398 21,521 South East Staffordshire 16,395 17,420 17,654 18,217 18,000 North Birmingham 23,395 22,657 24,283 24,597 24,517 Day case attendances Mid Staffordshire 1,375 1,957 1,951 1,988 2,173 South East Staffordshire 2,916 3,062 3,230 3,376 3,481 North Birmingham 1,675 1,862 2,258 2,499 2,680 Outpatient attendances Mid Staffordshire 97,550 105,100 107,952 110,308 104,076 South East Staffordshire 92,999 93,287 101,920 105,911 110,314 North Birmingham 161,679 165,711 161,571 160,484 157,872