Operations (Statistics) (Hansard, 4 March 1994)

HC Deb 04 March 1994 vol 238 cc917-8W 917W

§ Mr. Redmond
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will state the most recently available average costs of(a) hip replacement operations, (b) cataract removal and (c) coronary artery bypass graft operations; and if she will make a further statement on the number of these operations in 1992 and in 1993.

§ Mr. Sackville
The latest available information is shown in the table.
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Finished Consultant Episodes

Estimated average cost¹ 1989–90² 1990–91²

Hip replacement operations £3,810 50,790 50,725

Cataract extraction £1,230 ³92,184 ³97,894

Coronary artery bypass grafts £5,870 10,612 12,041

¹ The estimated national average costs at 1991–92 prices—including an allowance for capital charges.

² Source: Hospital episode statistics.

³ Eye lens operations—mainly cataracts.

		Finished Consultant Episodes
	Estimated average cost¹	1989–90²	1990–91²
Hip replacement operations	£3,810	50,790	50,725
Cataract extraction	£1,230	³92,184	³97,894
Coronary artery bypass grafts	£5,870	10,612	12,041
¹ The estimated national average costs at 1991–92 prices—including an allowance for capital charges.
² Source: Hospital episode statistics.
³ Eye lens operations—mainly cataracts.