§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give for each year since 1979 the number of (a) in-patient discharges and deaths and (b) new out-patients treated among patients receiving acute treatment under contractual arrangements with institutions outside the National Health Service in England.
§ Mrs. Currie[pursuant to her reply, 24 November 1986, c. 129–30]: The information requested is given in the table.
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Patients receiving acute1 treatment under contractual arrangements with institutions outside the National Health Service—England. Year Discharges & Deaths New Out-Patients 1979 21,976 40,202 1980 21,011 12,435 1981 21,463 12,229 1982 22,150 14,785 1983 22,360 13,327 1984 23,887 13,650 1985 25,132 13,744 (2) if he will list the total number of those in the west midlands region of working age who are in receipt of supplementary benefit or other forms of benefit from his Department, the number in May 1979; and the percentage change.
§ Mr. Lyell[pursuant to his reply, 17 November 1986, c. 75–76]: Information on the numbers of persons under pension age in receipt of supplementary benefit with or without another benefit in November 1979 and December 1984 is as follows: information for May 1979 is not available.
1 Acute is defined as all specialties except geriatrics, mental handicap, mental illness and maternity.