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Accident and Emergency Departments

Volume 455: debated on Tuesday 16 January 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many attendances there were at major (type 1) accident and emergency departments in each of the former 28 strategic health authority areas in each quarter since the quarter ended June 1997. (113020)

Full information is not available in the format requested. The available information is in the following tables.

Attendances at accident and emergency departments in England, 1997-98 to Q2 2006-07

Quarter

Type 1 attendances

Attendances at all A&E types

1997-98

14,364,146

1998-99

14,280,388

1999-2000

14,629,025

2000-01

14,293,307

2001-02

Q1

3,633,823

2001-02

Q2

3,685,719

2001-02

Q3

3,443,924

2001-02

Q4

3,340,876

2002-03

Q1

2,913,291

3,740,076

2002-03

Q2

3,095,650

3,746,866

2002-03

Q3

2,882,500

3,435,018

2002-03

Q4

2,930,874

3,469,562

2003-04

Q1

3,217,931

4,132,497

2003-04

Q2

3,281,186

4,347,584

2003-04

Q3

3,106,667

4,027,622

2003-04

Q4

3,059,698

4,009,142

2004-05

Q1

3,377,850

4,502,578

2004-05

Q2

3,381,219

4,556,695

2004-05

Q3

3,257,398

4,374,927

2004-05

Q4

3,249,353

4,402,980

2005-06

Q1

3,520,931

4,859,578

2005-06

Q2

3,403,089

4,744,255

2005-06

Q3

3,346,995

4,605,971

2005-06

Q4

3,282,671

4,549,360

2006-07

Q1

3,509,769

4,891,724

2006-07

Q2

3,493,340

4,892,547

Notes:

1. Prior to Q1 (April to June) 2001-02, attendance data was collected annually and only as a total for all A&E types. At this time, this did not include walk-in centres.

2. A&E attendances split down into A&E type were first collected in Q1 (April to June) 2002-03.

3. From Q1 (April to June) 2003-04, attendances at walk-in centres were included in attendance information for all types of A&E department. Walk-in centres are considered to be a type 3 A&E service.

Source:

Department of Health datasets KH09 and QMAE

Attendances at all types of accident and emergency department, NHS regions, 1997-98 to 2001-02

2001-02

Region

1997-98

1998-99

1999-2000

2000-01

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

England

14,364,146

14,280,388

14,629,025

14,293,307

3,633,823

3,685,719

3,443,924

3,340,876

Northern and Yorkshire

1,908,884

1,900,148

1,940,457

1,884,713

481,648

488,211

456,277

439,494

Trent

1,344,814

1,324,409

1,329,038

1,303,643

344,868

338,374

320,761

309,316

West Midlands

1,690,182

1,689,095

1,740,155

1,682,401

430,965

428,728

404,377

382,004

North West

2,248,105

2,184,748

2,233,799

2,181,244

564,417

555,658

525,782

506,768

Eastern

1,123,343

1,131,896

1,173,271

1,171,833

309,479

315,614

291,993

276,572

London

2,528,522

2,538,380

2,584,316

2,548,166

602,536

619,611

612,470

599,224

South East

2,102,652

2,102,444

2,154,529

2,080,948

539,428

552,400

506,653

491,606

South West

1,417,644

1,409,268

1,473,460

1,440,359

360,482

387,123

325,611

335,892

Notes:

1. Prior to Q1 (April to June) 2001-02, attendance data were collected annually and only as a total for all A&E types. At this time, this did not include walk-in centres.

2. A&E attendances split down into A&E type were not collected until Q1 (April to June) 2002-03.

3. Strategic health authorities were established from 1 April 2002. Prior to this, the national health service in England had regional health authorities.

Source:

Department of Health dataset KH09

Attendances at type 1 accident and emergency department, strategic health authorities, Q1 2002-03 to Q2 2006-07

2002-03

2003-04

SHA

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

England

2,913,291

3,095,650

2,882,500

2,930,874

3,217,931

3,281,186

3,106,667

3,249,353

Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire HA

92,304

106,095

94,269

93,215

105,942

112,090

100,524

105,011

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire HA

83,741

86,041

80,665

82,643

89,494

90,301

88,953

94,770

Essex HA

77,615

84,375

78,646

78,806

91,336

94,714

92,479

96,373

North West London HA

141,806

160,240

154,179

160,367

162,551

163,301

163,120

183,052

North Central London HA

96,749

101,049

98,802

102,806

119,068

118,186

118,069

117,739

North East London HA

111,890

116,966

114,581

120,902

126,482

130,264

132,542

150,918

South East London HA

118,717

118,576

111,971

117,163

130,333

113,741

126,194

142,415

South West London HA

106,722

91,844

86,184

90,089

97,076

97,482

97,127

105,505

Northumberland, Tyne and Wear HA

85,208

88,259

84,327

83,234

97,706

99,453

93,431

96,746

County Durham and Tees Valley HA

66,814

71,301

68,190

69,748

79,684

82,807

76,919

79,801

North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire HA

80,995

87,462

80,176

81,417

90,311

93,785

84,548

87,497

West Yorkshire HA

166,676

176,184

164,462

163,545

178,492

182,325

168,905

158,760

Cumbria and Lancashire HA

112,689

120,115

108,873

108,039

120,160

123,743

111,035

115,051

Greater Manchester HA

202,011

214,486

200,412

203,576

222,596

224,982

213,821

221,015

Cheshire and Merseyside HA

163,902

179,833

170,100

166,403

183,318

187,871

177,613

180,798

Thames Valley HA

92,770

101,727

92,964

93,415

104,763

105,926

99,712

107,873

Hampshire and Isle of Wight HA

71,064

78,699

64,964

64,105

71,060

75,492

67,693

71,028

Kent and Medway HA

85,447

88,867

85,783

83,389

93,476

95,614

87,645

88,428

Surrey and Sussex HA

144,901

155,325

141,358

140,713

155,332

154,647

141,995

157,516

Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire HA

101,256

118,453

116,769

119,027

126,560

133,155

122,434

128,721

South West Peninsula HA

68,519

76,484

65,827

69,023

78,434

85,570

73,202

73,969

Dorset and Somerset HA

51,673

57,018

48,330

48,261

58,527

63,911

59,491

51,646

South Yorkshire HA

88,804

95,108

87,961

89,699

98,103

101,153

96,754

98,202

Trent HA

123,389

127,945

114,748

117,548

127,565

133,473

121,091

127,591

Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland HA

57,041

59,710

55,662

55,836

60,515

61,742

58,431

63,046

Shropshire and Staffordshire HA

70,526

72,812

66,540

67,376

75,154

74,781

70,205

72,202

Birmingham and the Black Country HA

171,293

176,872

168,783

174,182

186,842

189,470

180,150

183,791

West Midlands South HA

78,769

83,804

76,974

86,347

87,051

91,207

82,584

90,159

2004-052005-06

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

England

3,377,850

3,381,219

3,257,398

3,249,353

3,520,931

3,403,089

3,346,995

3,282,671

Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire HA

113,539

118,005

108,112

105,011

117,281

115,079

109,897

106,542

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire HA

99,269

99,476

94,993

94,770

102,480

100,130

99,180

97,266

Essex HA

100,299

102,795

96,646

96,373

103,076

101,919

100,534

100,260

North West London HA

175,619

174,449

179,382

183,052

194,212

179,064

187,248

190,088

North Central London HA

126,876

125,507

114,777

117,739

118,502

112,430

116,060

118,793

North East London HA

140,594

142,189

145,439

150,918

158,992

148,498

152,719

159,581

South East London HA

142,553

141,904

141,474

142,415

156,325

148,347

150,051

151,192

South West London HA

105,399

103,839

104,694

105,505

107,579

102,877

107,084

106,653

Northumberland, Tyne and Wear HA

100,724

100,360

98,006

96,476

97,867

95,185

93,950

90,801

County Durham and Tees Valley HA

85,987

85,942

81,533

79,801

89,727

85,063

82,027

80,990

North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire HA

94,037

94,550

87,957

96,680

98,034

94,308

89,583

97,649

West Yorkshire HA

179,052

176,804

168,046

158,760

174,021

167,784

166,954

163,397

Cumbria and Lancashire HA

123,800

122,168

115,295

115,051

128,370

127,349

121,087

116,795

Greater Manchester HA

227,928

221,756

221,216

221,015

241,235

232,725

235,462

233,230

Cheshire and Merseyside HA

189,137

187,370

182,294

180,798

196,105

189,190

181,124

177,421

Thames Valley HA

112,916

113,684

107,496

107,873

115,952

113,463

110,616

101,567

Hampshire and Isle of Wight HA

75,609

75,358

70,307

71,028

78,425

78,929

75,499

70,740

Kent and Medway HA

98,997

99,854

94,198

88,428

86,682

85,036

83,325

82,338

Surrey and Sussex HA

150,684

154,353

156,633

157,516

171,840

168,510

155,933

145,955

Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire HA

134,129

134,919

128,323

128,721

143,317

137,038

130,376

122,838

South West Peninsula HA

81,520

84,797

75,039

73,969

80,335

85,962

76,446

73,362

Dorset and Somerset HA

56,077

57,258

51,901

51.646

57,927

60,299

54,191

51,730

South Yorkshire HA

102,339

100,656

99,014

98,202

107,422

101,808

103,270

101,550

Trent HA

134,971

137,296

128,115

127,591

143,058

137,756

131,989

128,440

Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland HA

65,872

65,108

63,098

63,046

70,375

66,826

66,486

65,069

Shropshire and Staffordshire HA

76,514

78,475

72,333

72,202

80,137

76,579

73,996

71,883

Birmingham and the Black Country HA

191,535

190,527

184,497

183,791

202,547

194,555

193,751

195,275

West Midlands South HA

91,874

91,820

86,580

90,159

100,462

96,380

98,157

90,667

2006-07

Q1

Q2

England

3,509,769

3,493,340

Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire HA

118,318

121,025

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire HA

103,207

101,183

Essex HA

106,035

105,340

North West London HA

192,454

187,202

North Central London HA

119,920

118,825

North East London HA

153,101

147,532

South East London HA

155,673

150,151

South West London HA

109,253

107,788

Northumberland, Tyne and Wear HA

98,191

97,384

County Durham and Tees Valley HA

89,623

89,882

North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire HA

98,034

97,649

West Yorkshire HA

175,443

172,654

Cumbria and Lancashire HA

129,679

129,662

Greater Manchester HA

251,217

245,735

Cheshire and Merseyside HA

187,683

186,105

Thames Valley HA

109,831

109,564

Hampshire and Isle of Wight HA

78,388

79,631

Kent and Medway HA

87,942

89,622

Surrey and Sussex HA

156,395

157,963

Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire HA

137,526

137,602

South West Peninsula HA

86,392

90,923

Dorset and Somerset HA

58,245

61,391

South Yorkshire HA

108,254

107,175

Trent HA

142,585

143,782

Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland HA

70,530

69,487

Shropshire and Staffordshire HA

78,814

77,853

Birmingham and the Black Country HA

206,959

206,758

West Midlands South HA

100,077

103,472

Notes:

1. Prior to Q1 (April to June) 2001-02, attendance data was collected annually and only as a total for all A&E types. At this time, this did not include walk-in centres.

2. A&E attendances split down into A&E type were first collected in Q1 (April to June) 2002-03.

3. From Q1 (April to June) 2003-04, attendances at walk-in centres were included in attendance information for all types of A&E department. Walk-in centres are considered to be a type 3 A&E service.

4. Strategic health authorities were established from 1 April 2002. Prior to this, the national health service in England had regional health authorities.

Source:

Department of Health dataset QMAE