§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 23 March 1998,Official Report, columns 45–48, concerning hospital readmissions, if he will publish the equivalent figures for the last quarter of 1997–98; and if he will update the table to show the percentage change from one quarter to the next since April 1996.[45173]
§ Mr. MilburnThe number of patients aged 75 and over who were readmitted as an emergency within 28 days of discharge for each quarter since April 1996 is shown in table 1. Table 2 shows the per cent. change from one quarter to the next since April 1996.
inviting comments from various interested bodies and individuals, including voluntary groups such as Age Concern and Help the Aged.