§ Mr. Nigel EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many operations the national health service performed in England in 1992 and in 1979.
§ Mr. SackvilleIn 1989–90, the latest year for which information is available, an estimated 3.8 million non-maternity operations were performed in the national health service in England. The information is based on counts of finished consultant episodes. In 1979, there were 2.5 million non-maternity operations. Information for 1979 is based on numbers of discharges and deaths and is, not therefore, directly comparable.
Source: Hospital In-Patient Enquiry 1979
Hospital Episode Statistics 1989–90