Hospital Appointments (Hansard, 3 March 1998)

HC Deb 03 March 1998 vol 307 cc614-5W 614W

§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many patients who failed to turn up for appointments with consultants at (i) Ysbyty Gwynedd, (ii) Ysbyty Glan Clwyd and (iii) Ysbyty Maelor in each of the last three years for which figures are available. [31741]

§ Mr. Win Griffiths
The information is given in the table.
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Patients not attending out-patient appointments

1994–95 1995–96 1996–97

Number Per cent.¹ Number per cent.¹ Number per cent.¹

Total out-patient appointments:

Ysbyty Gwynedd 15,907 12.0 13,012 10.2 17,352 12.8

Ysbyty Glan Clwyd 12,530 9.9 13,576 9.7 13,464 9.9

Ysbyty Maelor 18,576 10.3 18,942 10.4 19,062 10.8

¹ Per cent. of all appointments.

Source:
Hospital Bed Use Statistics, Volume 2: Out-patients.

Patients not attending out-patient appointments
	1994–95	1995–96	1996–97
	Number	Per cent.¹	Number	per cent.¹	Number	per cent.¹
Total out-patient appointments:
Ysbyty Gwynedd	15,907	12.0	13,012	10.2	17,352	12.8
Ysbyty Glan Clwyd	12,530	9.9	13,576	9.7	13,464	9.9
Ysbyty Maelor	18,576	10.3	18,942	10.4	19,062	10.8
¹ Per cent. of all appointments.