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81.
Mr. Hind
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients were treated by the North West regional health authority in 1978–79 and 1988–89 as inpatients, outpatients and day patients; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Freeman
The information requested is as follows:
| 1979 | 1989 | Per cent. | |
| In-patient cases (including day cases) | 563,787 | 809,868 | +43 |
| Day cases | 70,608 | 136,020 | +93 |
| Out patients (new cases) | 699,717 | 779,084 | +11 |