§ Mr. HarveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients in each NHS region were readmitted to hospital within one month of their discharge in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. [127165]
§ Mr. Denham[holding answer 22 June 2000]: Information on the number of patients readmitted to hospital within one month of discharge was originally published in June 1999 in "Quality and Performance in the NHS: Clinical Indicators, Technical Supplement". This document contains data for 1996–97 and 1997–98 and is available in the Library.