HC Deb 20 July 1993 vol 229 c115W
Ms Primarolo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of patients were treated(a) as day patients, (b) as in-patients and (c) in the community by the NHS in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

Mr. Sackville

The information is not available in the form requested. The number of day cases, day care attendances and in-patients is shown in the tables. Information on the number of patients receiving treatment in the community is not available.

Day case admissions, NHS hospitals, England
Year Day case admissions (000's)
1987–88 881
1988–89 1,016
1989–90 1,163
1990–91 1,261
1991–92 1,548

Sources: 1987–88 Estimated by regional health authorities. 1988–89 onwards KP70.

Nurses and midwives (excluding agency) in Special Care Baby Units by qualification as at 30 September, England: whole-time equivalents.
1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
Qualified nurses 1,310 1,480 1,740 1,850 2,050
Unqualified nurses 700 660 370 310 300
Midwives 1,080 1,120 1,100 1,150 1,270
Others 110
Total 3,090 3,250 3,210 3,310 3,630
1 Includes nurses/midwives on an undetermined payscale

Notes

1. All figures are rounded to the nearest ten whole-time equivalent.

2. Totals may not add due to rounding.

3. "—" means there are none.