§ Mr. RiddickTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will provide for the Huddersfield health authority for each year since 1979(a) the numbers of in-patients trea ted and (c) the number of out-patients treated.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe information requested is given in the table. In addition, the number of day cases treated in Huddersfield district health authority over the period 1979 to 1991 increased by 26 per cent. from 1,951 to 2,459.
NHS hospitals Huddersfield District Health Authority Year In-patient waiting list at 31 March In-patient cases treated New out-patients Total out-patient attendances 1979 3,863 121,289 26,859 153,470 1980 2,731 122,581 28,143 162,182 1981 2,159 123,196 28,510 159,268 1982 2,044 122,126 29,204 153,846 1983 2,920 124,351 30,866 163,206 1984 2,655 125,075 32,578 158,091 1985 2,770 126,710 32,268 160,868 1986 2,697 127,637 33,122 161,506 1987 2,175 — — — 1987–88 1,793 130,869 35,150 152,706 1988–89 2,215 128,544 38,841 165,550 1988–89 2,215 232,364 38,841 165,550 1989–90 2,153 230,785 36,304 168,607 1990–91 1,982 233,704 36,873 171,110 1 Hospital discharges. 2 Finished consultant episodes.