§ Rev. Martin SmythTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was, for acute services, the number of day cases, out-patient attendances and in-patient cases treated in Northern Ireland in each year from 1976–77
Day and out-patient cases In-patient cases Year Day patient attendances Out patient attendances Expenditure as adjusted by: No. of patients treated Average (days) stay Expenditure as adjusted by: General inflation HCS inflation General inflation HCS inflation 1976–77 13,974 1,126,252 13,460,500 14,463,990 124,604 11.34 95,989,508 103,145,597 1977–78 16,113 1,143,499 12,226,836 13,780,409 127,171 11.41 96,350,761 108,593,334 1978–79 15,854 1,187,471 12,464,667 14,190,831 126,350 11.54 94,534,130 107,625,731 1979–80 24,098 1,220,861 12,951,374 14,299,252 133,758 11.01 101,311,754 111,855,495 1980–81 24,706 1,291,836 14,225,355 14,548,733 134,229 10.92 110,493,399 113,005,191 1981–82 22,737 1,307,681 14,337,609 14,896,106 134,857 10.86 113,155,421 117,563,194 1982–83 22,662 1,345,017 14,802,368 15,486,124 132,226 10.85 114,402,466 119,686,981 1983–84 25,966 1,439,633 15,664,991 16,321,411 138,740 10.72 117,268,256 122,182,221 1984–85 24,948 1,486,116 16,242,589 16,709,847 142,254 10.30 119,945,885 123,396,420 1985–86 29,681 1,541,986 16,117,280 16,700,638 148,577 9.83 119,720,597 124,053,830 1986–87 31,412 1,552,628 17,684,635 17,684,635 144,583 9.95 119,549,166 119,549,166