§ Mr. AlexanderTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations her Department has received from the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry regarding membership of the Advisory Committee on National Health Service Drugs; what was the date of any representations; and what was her Department's response.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe Director of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry wrote to me on 11 December on this matter. A reply was sent on 25 January. I can now announce the names of the new members. They are as follows:
Number of in-patients and day cases treated by RHA, all specialties, 1987–88—1991–92 Regional health authority 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1 1991–92 2 1989–90 Northern 546,101 587,167 600,986 628,583 655,287 3,998 Yorkshire 624,780 686,425 702,691 722,130 751,428 4,321 Trent 680,756 756,151 779,796 809,186 858,823 4,116 East Anglian 293,072 334,814 356,003 360,934 379,294 5,563 North West Thames 471,673 531,953 551,817 536,203 576,714 8,952 North East Thames 579,509 649,472 688,821 695,279 746,633 7,918 South East Thames 553,521 616,953 626,075 629,250 673,068 7,055 South West Thames 405,323 443,537 454,287 457,600 500,588 4,937 Wessex 436,368 492,741 510,516 526,284 562,571 2,215 Oxford 344,225 373,247 388,680 383,333 404,923 7,505 South Western 498,485 578,399 591,880 588,049 617,689 4,864 West Midlands 768,725 890,262 925,209 959,648 1,006,699 6,141 Mersey 425,392 455,411 479,831 487,107 523,515 2,594 North Western 764,908 844,152 868,505 887,029 927,034 6,401 SHAs 107,368 111,091 114,223 114,637 122,441 6,898 England 7,500,206 8,351,775 8,639,320 8,785,252 9,306,707 83,478 1 Provisional. 2 Private patients. Source:
1987–88 form SH3. NB In-patients are discharges and deaths and are not comparable with finished consultant episodes.
1988–89 to 1991–92 In-patients and day cases form KP70. NB In-patient finished consultant episodes are not comparable with discharges and deaths.
Private Episodes from the Hospital Episode System.
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1989–90 NHS episodes Private episodes Northern 600,986 3,998 Yorkshire 702,691 4,321 Trent 779,796 4,116 East Anglia 356,003 5,563 North West Thames 551,817 8,952 North East Thames 688,821 7,918 South East Thames 626,075 7,055 South West Thames 454,287 4,937 Wessex 510,516 2,215 Oxford 388,680 7,505 South Western 591,880 4,864 West Midlands 925,209 6,141 Mersey 479,831 2,594 North Western 868,505 6,401 SHAs 114,223 6,898 Dr. P. R. Fellows—General practitioner, Gloucestershire and chairman of Gloucester local medical committee.
Miss A. F. Glasier—Consultant gynaecologist and director of family planning, Lothian health board.
Dr. C. Grattan—Consultant dermatologist, Norfolk and Norwich hospital.
Dr. G. Hargreaves—Former GP with experience of the pharmaceutical industry.
Professor S. Holgate—Specialist in allergic disorders, Southampton university.
Mrs. S. Noyce—Pharmacist adviser to Sefton FHSA.