§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will publish a table showing (i) the number of acute in-patient completed consultant episodes for the first six months of 1991–92 and the first six months of 1992–93 and (ii) the number of day cases also dealt with over these two periods.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe total number of general and acute ordinary admissions and day cases purchased by the national health service in England, and the number of those which were day cases in the two periods, are shown in the table.
1991–92 1992–93 (provisional) 000?s Ordinary Admissions and Day Cases 3,520 3,740 Of which: Day Cases 659 818 Note: Day cases are defined as acute elective admissions using a bed but not requiring an overnight stay.