HC Deb 11 May 2004 vol 421 cc310-1W
Jim Dobbin

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the levels of elective admissions to the NHS in Heywood and Middleton in the past five years. [168493]

Miss Melanie Johnson

Information on the numbers of elective admissions to the relevant national health service trust is shown in the table.

Count of in-year elective admissions, 1998–99 to 2002–03 (admission method = 11,12,13) by provider North Manchester Healthcare NHS Trust, Oldham NHS Trust and Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Provider 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03
North Manchester Healthcare NHS Trust 21,450 24,409 24,519 24,782
Oldham NHS Trust 30,093 31,393 30,369 27,237
Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 83,193
Rochdale Healthcare NHS Trust 19,082 18,977 20,373 17,439
Bury Health Care NHS Trust 19,003 19,577 18,831 13,274
Note:
1. An in-year admission is the first period of in-patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider, excluding admissions beginning before 1 April at the start of the datayear. Periods of care on-going at the end of the datayear (unfinished admission episodes) are included. Please note that admissions do not represent the number of in-patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the year.
2. Figures have not been adjusted for shortfalls in data (i.e. the data are ungrossed).
Source:
Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Department of Health

Mr. Benton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the levels of elective admissions to the NHS in Bootle in the past five years. [170075]

Miss Melanie Johnson

The information requested is not collected on a constituency basis but at national health service trust level. The information is shown in the table.

In year elective admission episodes 1998–99 to 2002–03
Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust
1998–99 30,363
1999–00 31,063
2000–01 32,959
2001–02 32,437
2002–03 33,401

Notes:

Ungrossed Data:

Figures have not been adjusted for shortfalls in data (i.e. the data are ungrossed).

In-year admissions:

An in-year admission is the first period of in-patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider, excluding admissions beginning before 1 April at the start of the datayear. Periods of care ongoing at the end of the datayear (unfinished admission episodes) are included. Please note that admissions do not represent the number of in- patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the year.

Source:

Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Department of Health.