HC Deb 08 January 2002 vol 377 c631W
Mr. Denis Murphy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients received treatment in the accident and emergency departments of UK hospitals in each of the last five years. [21468]

Ms Blears

Information on the number of patients receiving treatment in accident and emergency departments is not collected centrally. Quarterly figures for the number of accident and emergency attendances in England for each of the last five years are shown in the table

Quarter Year Accident and emergency first attendances
Ql 1996–97 3,083,523
Q2 1996–97 3,210,720
Q3 1996–97 3,067,462
Q4 1996–97 2,954,319
Ql 1997–98 3,226,753
Q2 1997–98 3,294,802
Q3 1997–98 3,108,151
Q4 1997–98 3,036,088
Ql 1998–99 3,233,468
Q2 1998–99 3,339,658
Q3 1998–99 3,133,095
Q4 1998–99 3,071,753
Ql 1999–2000 3,281,133
Q2 1999–2000 3,391,828
Q3 1999–2000 3,216,036
Q4 1999–2000 3,140,760
Ql 2000–01 3,310,133
Q2 2000–01 3,320,537
Q3 2000–01 3,181,424
Q4 2000–01 3,072,924
Ql 2001–02 3,296,833
Q2 2001–02 3,340,808

Note:

Previous years figures have been adjusted to allow direct comparison with 2001–02 data.

Source:

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