HC Deb 22 October 2002 vol 391 cc258-9W
Mr. Burstow

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what target he has set to reduce emergency readmissions into hospital. [75712]

Jacqui Smith

The target set for 2002–3 is for no growth in emergency readmissions from the 2001–2 baseline of 5.4 per cent.