§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list for each year since 1978–79 the number of(a) hospital operations and (b) hip operations carried out in Scotland. [22386]
§ Mr. GalbraithThe information requested is given in the following table:
Year ending 31 March Total number of in-patient/day case operations and procedures1 (Excludes obstetrics and psychiatric specialties) Number of total and partial hip replacements1 1979 309,158 2,645 1980 331,351 3,124 1981 351,576 3,207 1982 370,458 3,642 1983 326,571 3,389 1984 407,437 4,247 1985 424,615 4,224 1986 445,284 4,722 1987 458,698 5,035 1988 477,855 5,323 1989 496,189 5,542 1990 504,048 5,571 1991 525,664 5,686 1992 560,668 5,886 1993 631,775 6,197 1994 713,563 6,312 1995 760,282 6,622 1996 795,148 6,958 19972 824,307 6,869 Notes:
1 Includes secondary operations and procedures during the same episode of care.
2 Provisional.
Source:
SMR1.