§ John CryerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many out-patient referrals from general practitioners 305W were made within the Barking and Havering health authority area in (a) each year from 1994 to date and (b) each month of the last year. [56526]
§ Mr. HuttonThe information requested is shown in the table.
Number of GP written referral requests for first out-patient appointments: Barking, Havering and Redbridge health authority Year/quarter GP written referral requests 1997–98 2 15,628 3 16,283 4 15,140 1998–99 1 16,847 2 17,217 3 17,290 4 17,430 1999–2000 1 18,165 2 15,540 3 14,279 4 17,881 2000–01 1 20,268 2 17,595 3 16,982 4 17,780 2001–02 1 18,255 2 17,337 3 17,185 Source:
Department of Health form QMO8R
§ John CryerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many elective patients received in-patient treatment within the Barking and Havering health authority area in(a) each year from 1994 to date and (b) each of the past 12 months. [56519]
§ Mr. HuttonThe information requested is shown in the table.
Elective admissions by month—NHS hospitals in Barking, Havering and Redbridge health authority 1996–97 to 2000–01 Admission date 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 April 2,627 2,783 2,307 2,405 2,310 May 2,579 2,376 2,178 2,315 2,770 June 2,511 2,342 2,513 2,752 2,726 July 2,780 2,792 2,870 2,584 2,832 August 2,125 1,977 2,551 2,510 2,893 September 2,592 2,713 2,857 2,530 2,583 October 3,013 2,943 2,878 2,597 2,779 November 2,723 2,684 2,957 2,818 2,667 December 1,938 2,252 2,258 2,022 1,886 January 2,076 1,932 2,302 2,126 2,280 February 2,466 2,159 2,818 2,579 2,300 March 2,380 2,368 3,048 2,752 2,500 Total 29,810 29,321 31,537 29,990 30,526 Source:
Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Department of Health