HC Deb 13 June 1995 vol 261 c424W
Mr. Congdon

To 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. Sackville

The 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.