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Dept of Health

Answer

Mr. Hurst: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many in-patients were treated at Broomfield hospital, Chelmsford, Essex in each year from 1990 to 2004. [221953] Dr. Ladyman: Information is not collected by individual hospital. The number of finished admission episodes for Mid Essex hospitals national health service trust, of which Broomfield hospital is a part, is shown in the table. Information prior to 1992-93 is not held centrally. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Mid Essex hospital services trust Mid Essex hospitals NHS trust 1992-93 37,482 -- 1993-94 35,899 -- 1994-95 41,504 -- 1995-96 -- 48.496 1996-97 -- 53,346 1997-98 -- 54,553 1998-99 -- 53,806 1999-2000 -- 52,605 2000-01 -- 53,999 2001-02 -- 57,569 2002-03 -- 61,131 2003-04 -- 64,447 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. A finished admission episode is the "first" period of on in- patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. 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, Department of Health.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

432 c428W;432 c426W; 221953

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Patients Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust Broomfield Hospital

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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