§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the rate of perioperative deaths in respect of operations carried out by(a) junior doctors and (b) consultants in England.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThis information is not available centrally. In 1990 there were an estimated 3,112,396 episodes of in-patient care involving surgical procedures. Of these, an estimated 23,816 deaths occurred in hospital within 30 days of an operation.