HC Deb 21 May 2002 vol 386 cc304-5W
John Cryer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many out-patient referrals from general practitioners 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. Hutton

The 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 Cryer

To 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. Hutton

The 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