§ Rev. Martin SmythTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was, for maternity services in Northern Ireland, the number of in-patient cases, the expenditure after allowing for general inflation, the expenditure after allowing for hospital and community health service inflation, the number of out-patient attendances and the length of stay per patient for each year since 1976–77, together with the perinatal mortality rate.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe health and social services boards' accounts are not maintained in such a way as to permit the expenditure on maternity services to be separately identified. The statistical information requested is as follows:
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Maternity services in Northern Ireland In-patient cases Out-patient cases Length of stay Perinatal mortality cases 1976 33,270 137,675 6.6 22.3 1977 32,884 139,979 6.7 21.1 1978 34,183 146,814 6.5 18.1 1979 37,358 151,870 6.3 16.6 1980 37,674 158,876 6.1 15.6 1981 36,221 152,671 6.1 15.3 1982 35,103 151,696 6.2 13.3 Northern Ireland gross current expenditure at 1986–87 prices by programme budget in hospital and community health services for each year since 1976–77.
§ Mr. NeedhamInformation requested for the years 1977–78 to 1986–87 is shown in the table. Figures for 1976–77 are not available in the format requested.
together with the expenditure after allowing for general inflation, expenditure after allowing for hospital and community health service inflation and the average stay per patient.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe information requested is as follows:
In-patient cases Out-patient cases Length of stay Perinatal mortality cases 1983 35,606 163,385 5.9 13.1 1984 36,808 170,489 5.8 10.8 1985 36,968 169,735 5.6 11.1 1986 37,388 173,208 5.5 19.5 1 Provisional.