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Written question asked by Paul Keetch (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 8 December 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 December 2009. It was answered by Lord Hain (Labour) on Monday, 14 December 2009 on behalf of the Wales Office.

Out of Area Treatment

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many patients resident in England have received medical (a) treatment and (b) consultation in Wales in each year since 1997.
Answer

The following figures represent the published total number of all non-welsh residents admitted for treatment in Welsh trusts for the periods 1999-2000 to 2008-09 but exclude out-patients. Reliable data prior to 1999 are not available. It is not currently possible to provide information on non-welsh residents treated as out-patients at Welsh trusts. In the time available it has not proved possible to separate out the number of English residents treated as in-patients at Welsh Trusts but I will write to the hon. Member with this information as soon it is available and a copy of the letter will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.

Period Number of patients
1999-2000 9,890
2000-01 9,829
2001-02 10,689
2002-03 10,491
2003-04 10,539
2004-05 10,340
2005-06 12,671
2006-07 12,671
2007-08 12,537
2008-09 11,468

The information is drawn from tables available at"http://www.infoandstats.wales.nhs.uk/home.cfm?orgid=869"Due to a change in the procedures for recording the information figures from 2005 onwards include day-case patients that may have been excluded from statistics in earlier years answered 14 December 2009

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
502 c644W; 306513
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Wales Out of area treatment
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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