§ Mr. FavellTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many hospital in-patients and out-patients were treated in the latest year for which figures are available in each region; how many consultants are employed by each region; and at what annual cost.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe information requested is set out in the tables.
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Discharges and deaths Day cases New out-patients Total out-patient attendances Oxford 299,270 39,901 397,586 1,564,003 South Western 417,443 63,375 516,671 2,006,240 West Midlands 673,375 93,403 855,524 3,840,664 Mersey 336,944 79,098 446,162 2,022,898 North Western 624,678 125,564 789,043 3,644,682 SHAs and BGs 91,671 19,882 124,450 811,185
Table 2 Hospital Medical and Dental Consultant staff at 30 September 1986 whole-time equivalents Region All Staff Costs (£'000) Northern 918 35,669,000 Yorkshire 928 35,196,000 Trent 1,139 41,719,000 East Anglian 544 20,671,000 North West Thames 951 36,462,000 North East Thames 1,260 48,926,000 South East Thames 1,079 41,095,000 South West Thames 804 28,631,000 Wessex 720 27,131,000 Oxford 640 23,359,000 South Western 805 29,651,000 West Midlands 1,384 51,051,000 Mersey 659 25,390,000 North Western 1,204 48,609,000 SHA's — 12,832,000 1 Includes permanent paid, honorary and locum staff.