§ Mr. CongdonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been(a) the total number of admissions, (b) the number of emergency and urgent admissions and (c) (b) as a percentage of (a) for each year since 1988–89. [27537]
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information is shown in the table:
Emergency admissions as a total of waiting list, booked, planned and emergency admissions Finished consultant episodes Thousands (a) Total episodes (b) Episodes, emergency admission (b) as percentage of (a) 1988–89 6,830 3,302 48 1989–90 7,085 3,423 47 1990–91 7,082 3,452 49 1991–92 7,504 3,457 46 1992–93 7,873 3,641 46 1993–94 8,287 3,833 46 Source:
Hospital Episode Statistics.