§ Sir David MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hip replacement operations were performed in 1995 on the national health service; how many were on patients from general practitioners fundholder practices; and how many patients had waited(a) more than and (b) less than one year. [29768]
§ Mr. HoramThe latest available information relates to 1993–94 and is shown in the table.
Hip replacement and other arthroplasty of the hip operations, Finished Consultant Episodes 1993–94 General practitioner fundholder District health authorities funded Other Totals Emergency 348 21,519 650 22,517 Planned 154 467 17 638 Booked and waiting list cases Less than one year 6,451 20,317 1,498 28,266 More than one year 1,059 4,250 159 5,468 Time not known 365 1,285 110 1,760 Source:
Hospital Episode Statistics—Data in this table is grossed for both coverage and unknown/invalid clinical data.