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Written question asked by Graham Stuart (Conservative) on Thursday, 24 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 28 November 2005. It was answered by Liam Byrne (Labour) on Wednesday, 7 December 2005 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Hull Royal Infirmary

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the admission level in the Accident and Emergency Department at Hull Royal Infirmary was in each year since 1997.
Answer

The information for the Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals National Health Service Trust and its preceding organisations is shown in the table.

NHS hospitals in England, 1997–98 to 2003–04
Selected providers Year Finished admission episodes
Royal Hull Hospitals NHS Trust 1997–98 17,142
East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust 1997–98 632
Total 1997–98 17,774
Royal Hull Hospitals NHS Trust 1998–99 19,100
East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust 1998–99 917
Total 1998–99 20,017
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust 1999–2000 20,103
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust 2000–01 17,144
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust 2001–02 20,523
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust 2002–03 26,978
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust 2003–04 28,649
Notes: 1. Count of finished admission episodes for selected providers of treatment and for selected methods of admission: Emergency (via accident and emergency (A and E) services including the casualty department of the provider. Emergency (other means, including patients who arrive via A and E department of another healthcare provider. 2. Finished admission episodes: A finished admission episode is the first period of 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. 3. Ungrossed data: Figures have not been adjusted for shortfalls in data, that is, the data are ungrossed. Source: Hospital Episode Statistics, Health and Social Care Information Centre

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
32976; 440 c1415-6W;440 c1415-6W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Admissions Accident and emergency departments Hull Royal Infirmary
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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