§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total number of(a) finished consultant episodes and (b) private patient finished consultant episodes in Scotland in each year since 1989–90.
§ Mr. Stewart[holding answer 3 March 1994]: Activity in Scotland is not recorded in the form of finished consultant episodes. The number of discharges for finished consultant episodes in Scotland is therefore not centrally available.
The following table sets out acute sector hospital discharges for NHS patients. Figures on private patients are not routinely collected.
Patient category Financial year Private Other Total 1989–90 1,301 868,743 870,044 1990–91 1,430 898,013 899,443 1991–92 1,567 929,852 931,419 1992–93 1,209 995,572 996,781