HC Deb 23 March 1988 vol 130 cc140-1W
25. Mr. Oppenheim

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many in-patients and out-patients were treated in Scottish hospitals(a) in 1979 and (b) in 1987.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

In the year ending 31 March 1979 there were 737,816 in-patient discharges from NHS hospitals in Scotland and 5,206,078 out-patient attendances. The corresponding figures for the year ending 31 March 1987 were 842,524 and 5,670,434. In addition, day cases treated increased over the same period from 80,271 to 158,841.