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50.
Mr. Pawsey
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients were treated in the West Midlands regional health authority area in 1988; and what the comparable figure was in 1979.
Mr. Freeman
The information requested is given in the table.
| Patients treated, NHS hospitals, West Midlands Regional Health Authority, 1979 and 1988–89 | |||
| 1979 | 1988–89 | Percentage increase | |
| In-patient cases treated | 547,773 | 689,457 | 25·9 |
| Day cases | 51,769 | 99,349 | 91·9 |
| New out-patients | 731,764 | 813,067 | 11·1 |
| Total out-patient attendance | 3,315,153 | 3,757,255 | 13·3 |
Source: Returns SH3 (1978 data), SH3a, KP70, KH09 and KH18 (1988–89 data).
114.
Mrs. Maureen Hicks
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the allocation of funds to the West Midlands regional health authority for 1990–91.
Mr. Freeman
Regional health authorities' initial cash limits for 1990–91 will be announced shortly. But, as my hon. Friend may be aware, we have already announced that the West Midlands regional health authority will receive a cash increase of 6·76 per cent. on its general revenue allocation for next year.