§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many patients received hospital in-patient or day care for cataracts in each of the last five years. [19316]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information is set out in the table.
Total number of in-patient and day case discharges for cataract extraction: Scotland Year In-patient Day case Total 1991–92 10,645 41 10,686 1992–93 12,384 324 12,708 1993–94 12,276 1,420 13,696 1994–95 12,270 2,847 15,117 1995–96 11,459 4,332 15,791