§ Dr. MarekTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many admissions to national health service hospitals for each of the last three years for which figures are available were elective admissions; and how many were emergency admissions.
§ Mr. StewartInformation on elective and emergency admissions for the period 1990–92 is set out in the table.
Admissions to Scottish hospitals 1990–92 1990 1991 1992 Elective Admissions 437,538 447,635 484,142 Transfers1 83,286 89,344 96,818 Emergency Admissions 369,961 382,141 400,253 All Admissions 890,785 919,120 981,213 1Transfer Admissions are transferred from other units, specialities or consultants.
§ Dr. MarekTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many admissions to national health service hospitals there were in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and how many of these admissions were re-admissions within a month of hospital discharge.
§ Mr. StewartThe total number of admissions to hospital in Scotland and the total number of re-admissions within 28 days is set out in the table.
Total admissions and re-admissions in Scotland 1990–92 Period Admissions Re-admissions within 28 days 1990 803,930 101,209 1991 829,260 107,484 11992 655,535 87,237 1 First 9 months.