§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list for each of the last five years(a) the number of patients treated at Princess Mary hospital, Halton, (b) the number of patients treated each year in each specialty and (c) the number of patients each year who were (i) service personnel, (ii) retired RAF personnel and (iii) local residents; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonInformation is not held centrally in the form requested. Available figures are:
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(a) Total service and NHS1 patients2 treated at the Princess Mary's RAF hospital, Halton, 1987–88 to 1991–92 Service NHS Total 1987–88 12,584 24,842 37,426 1988–89 11,455 24,310 35,765 1989–90 10,933 24,027 34,960 1990–91 10,590 21,412 32,002 1991–92 10,898 22,289 33,187
(b) Number of patients2 for examination and treatment by specialty at the Princess Mary's RAF hospital, Halton 1991 and 1992 1991 1992 Casualty 194 51 Dermatology 236 586 Ear, nose and throat 2,931 4,722 Medical boards 166 296 Surgical 2,660 3,690 Gynaecology 2,148 3,066 Medicine 2,669 3,410 Neurology 117 237 Obstetrics 2,381 2,392 Oncology 2,487 2,436 Ophthalmic 4,019 4,122 Orthopaedic 4,033 4,884 Orthoptist 959 880 Plastics 966 1,065 Renal 1,993 2,925 Rheumatology 301 540 Urology 268 370 Oral surgery 2,255 3,568 1NHS patients include retired service personnel. 2Patient numbers are inclusive of day cases.