Health written question – answered at on 4 May 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of patients receiving NHS treatment for non-Hodgkins lymphoma in England per head of the population in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
No assessment has been made of the number of patients receiving national health service treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in England per head of population as information is not collected in this format. Information regarding finished consultant episodes with a primary or secondary diagnosis of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma from 2005-06 to 2009-10 is provided in the following table.
We know that in 2008, there were just over 9,000 newly diagnosed cases of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. “Improving Outcomes: A Strategy for Cancer” (January 2011) set out a range of measures to improve outcomes for all patients, including those diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The strategy is backed by more than £750 million over the next four years. It sets out our plans to improve earlier diagnosis, access to screening, treatment, patients' experience of care and the quality of life for cancer survivors.
Activity in English NHS Hospitals and English NHS commissioned activity in the independent sector | |
Finished consultant episodes (FCEs) | |
2009-10 | 107,150 |
2008-09 | 102,561 |
2007-08 | 101,059 |
2006-07 | 97,081 |
2005-06 | 92,237 |
Notes: 1. FCE: A finished consultant episode (FCE) is a continuous period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FCEs are counted against the year in which they end. Figures do not represent the number of different patients, as a person may have more than one episode of care within the same stay in hospital or in different stays in the same year. 2. Data quality: The number of episodes where this diagnosis was recorded in any of the 20 (14 from 2002-03 to 2006-07 and seven prior to 2002-03) primary and secondary diagnosis fields in a Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) record. Each episode is only counted once, even if the diagnosis is recorded in more than one diagnosis field of the record. ICD-10 codes used for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: C82—Follicular (nodular) non-Hodgkin's lymphoma C83—Diffuse non-Hodgkin's lymphoma C85—Other and unspecified types of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma 3. Assessing growth through time: HES are compiled from data sent by more than 300 NHS trusts and primary care trusts in England and from some independent sector organisations for activity commissioned by the English NHS. The NHS Information Centre for health and social care liaises closely with these organisations to encourage submission of complete and valid data and seeks to minimise inaccuracies. While this brings about improvement over time, some shortcomings remain. 4. Activity included: HES figures are available from 1989-90 onwards. Changes to the figures over time need to be interpreted in the context of improvements in data quality and coverage (particularly in earlier years), improvements in coverage of independent sector activity (particularly from 2006-07) and changes in NHS practice. For example, apparent reductions in activity may be due to a number of procedures which may now be undertaken in out-patient settings and so no longer include in admitted patient HES data. 5. Source statement: Activity in English NHS Hospitals and English NHS commissioned activity in the independent sector. Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), The NHS Information Centre for health and social care. |
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