Health written question – answered at on 18 June 2003.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients who are Welsh residents have been treated in English hospitals in each of the last five years for which records are available; and if he will list (a) the top 10 procedures carried out on such patients and (b) the numbers of each procedure carried out.
holding answer
The data are shown in the tables.
The figures given for Finished In-Year Admissions should be used to replace those that I gave my hon. Friend Win Griffiths on
Number of admissions | |
---|---|
1997–98 | 38,806 |
1998–99 | 39,490 |
1999–2000 | 40,694 |
2000–01 | 41,221 |
2001–02 | 40,983 |
Note:
A finished in-year admission is that first episode of care in one health care provider, starting in the April to March period indicated.
Source:
Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Department of Health
Operation code | Operation description | 1997–98 | 1998–99 | 1999–2000 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 |
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K45 | Transluminal Balloon Angioplasty of Coronary Artery | — | — | — | — | 260 |
G45 | Total Prosthetic Replacement of Hip Joint Using Cement | 240 | 257 | 249 | 347 | 375 |
H22 | Surgical Removal of Tooth | 284 | 325 | 286 | 317 | — |
C79 | Prosthesis of Lens | 522 | 503 | 487 | 768 | 649 |
H25 | Operations on Vitreous Body | 293 | 323 | 259 | — | — |
X29 | Extracapsular Extraction of Lens | — | — | — | — | 267 |
W37 | Diagnostic Fibreoptic Endoscopic Exam/Upper Gastrointestine | 858 | 852 | 977 | 976 | 655 |
M45 | Diagnostic Endoscopic Examination of Colon | 279 | 258 | 284 | 273 | — |
C75 | Diagnostic Endoscopic Examination of Bladder | 612 | 563 | 591 | 663 | 662 |
C71 | Diag.Endo. Exam/Lower Bowel Using Fibreoptic Sigmoidoscopy | 255 | 372 | 433 | 499 | 383 |
K49 | Contrast Radiology of Heart | 853 | 1,023 | 1,282 | 1,517 | 1,517 |
F09 | Continuous Infusion of Therapeutic Substance | 444 | 746 | 834 | 851 | 1,063 |
K63 | Connection of Thoracic Artery to Coronary Artery | — | — | — | 285 | 289 |
Totals per year | 4,640 | 5,222 | 5,682 | 6,496 | 6,120 |
Note:
Where figures are not shown for a procedure, this procedure did not rank in the top ten for that year
Source:
Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Department of Health
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