HC Deb 23 February 1988 vol 128 cc178-9W
Dame Jill Knight

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list in order of frequency the 10 most common forms of surgery for which patients are admitted to hospitals in the West Midlands regional hearth authority.

Mrs. Currie

The information requested is given in the table.

Estimated number of the 10 most common forms of surgery (in order of frequency) performed in NHS non-psychiatric, non-maternity hospitals, West Midlands regional health authority, 1985
Condensed1 list operation number Operation Estimated number of operations
1. 080 Dilatation, Curettage, Biopsy and Excision of Lesion of Cervix 13,380
2. 093 Treatment of Fracture by Operations 10,200
3. 061 Cystoscopy (with Destruction of Lesion) 9,090
4. 038 Operations on Abdominal Wall, Peritoneum and Mesentery 9,010
5. 023 Tonsils and Adenoids 8,410
6. 092 Post-natal or Post-abortion Operations 7,440
7. 078 Hysterectomy 7,110
8. 039 Inguinal Hernia Operations 6,750
9. 100 Arthroplasty 5,770
10. 044 Operations on Appendix 5,580
1 OPCS condensed list of surgical operations.

Source: Hospital In-patient Enquiry (HIPE).

Net revenue expenditure 1982–83 to 1986–87 expressed in 1986–87 prices as measured by the hospital and community health services pay and price deflator
(£ million)
1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87
Northern 647.831 655.353 655.829 659.965 661.827
Yorkshire 723.166 730.179 732.431 742.156 742.884
Trent 864.674 877.279 888.487 897.057 910.134
East Anglian 356.701 367.017 372.521 379.397 385.890
North West Thames 780.766 781.037 778.043 769.287 769.150
North East Thames 986.170 986.690 977.813 964.913 965.116
South East Thames 864.084 868.345 857.396 852.994 847.591
South West Thames 657.089 659.274 653.518 645.461 645.521
Wessex 517.740 528.812 537.594 537.968 545.371
Oxford 412.533 414.130 423.446 424.674 427.887
South Western 629.645 637.660 637.083 640.741 645.921
West Midlands 1,004.986 1,016.644 1,025.778 1,034.512 1,043.458
Mersey 541.585 539.271 539.656 539.104 539.042
North Western 905.975 908.425 909.223 913.661 916.526

Source: Health authorities' summarised income and expenditure accounts.

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