Written question asked by Tim Loughton (Conservative) on Thursday, 10 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 23 March 2005. It was answered by Stephen Ladyman (Labour) on Wednesday, 23 March 2005 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many operations took place at the Great Ormond Street Hospital in each of the last 10 years.

Answer: Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many operations took place at the Great Ormond Street Hospital in each of the last 10 years. [222012] Dr. Ladyman: The information requested is shown in the table. This shows that the number of finished consultant episodes at Great Ormond Street Hospital has risen every year since 1997. Count of finished consultant episodes (FCEs) with an operation: Great Ormond Street Hospital National Health Service Trust, 1994-95 to 2003-04 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. FCEs 1994-95 5,176 1995-96 5,916 1996-97 6,177 1997-98 6,152 1998-99 6,891 1999-2000 8,343 2000-01 8,448 2001-02 9,216 2002-03 10,245 2003-04 12,815 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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