§ Mr. GalbraithTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the number of people(a) discharged from hospital and (b) referred to out-patient departments with the diagnosis of lateral epicondylitus in each of the last five years. [24195]
§ Mr. HoramData available centrally do not separately identify lateral epicondylitis. The condition is one of a group under the general heading of enthesopathy of the elbow region, region, ICD9 726.3. The number of finished consultant episodes within this group, where a discharge from hospital is indicated, in each of the last five years for which figures are available, is shown in the table. Data on referrals to out-patient departments are not available centrally.
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England Number 1989–90 1,696 1990–91 3,182 1991–92 3,478 1992–93 3,789 1993–94 4,195