Angus MacKay
Labour
Question S1W-30069
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people were treated in hospital in each year since 1996.
Malcolm Chisholm
Labour
Patients receiving hospital treatment will receive their care in a variety of settings e.g. out-patient clinics, or in-patient and day case beds.
Data on the number of episodes of care for in-patient and day case treatment and the total number of consultant out-patient and accident and emergency attendances for the years ending March 1997 to March 2002 is provided in the following table:
NHSiS - In-Patient1, Day Case1, Out-Patient1 and Accident and Emergency Activity: Years Ending 31 March 1997-20022
Year ending 31 March | ||||||
1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | |
In-patient episodes3 | 969,283 | 982,804 | 981,574 | 969,455 | 959,807 | 953,638 |
Day case episodes | 384,291 | 414,869 | 437,819 | 434,269 | 443,519 | 419,957 |
Out-patient attendances | 4,721,105 | 4,812,422 | 4,905,935 | 4,900,189 | 4,854,618 | 4,745,141 |
Attendances at A&E4 | 1,550,704 | 1,521,055 | 1,520,016 | 1,552,634 | 1,530,264 | 1,537,466 |
Source: ISD Scotland [Form ISD(S)1].
Notes:
1. Includes NHS activity in joint-user and contractual hospitals.
2. Information for 1998 onwards is based on new methods of recording.
3. Includes transfers between specialties or significant facilities.
4. Excludes patients attending for accident and emergency treatment that are seen by GPs.
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