§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many hip replacement operations have taken place in health authorities in the West Midlands region in each of the last seven years; and what was the range of length of hospital stay for such operations.
§ Mr. Whitney[pursuant to his reply, 7 March 1986, c. 318]: I am sorry I cannot give the hon. Member all the information she seeks. Some of it could be provided only at disproportionate cost. In National Health Service hospitals in the West Midlands region it is estimated that in 1983, the latest year for which information is available centrally, an estimated 5 per cent. of in-patient cases undergoing hip replacement operations remained in 530W hospital for five days or less, and 5 per cent. for six weeks or more. The available information on the number of such operations is given in the table.
National Health Service hospitals, West Midlands Regional Health Authority Estimated number of hip replacement operations Year Number 1977 2,320 1978 2,490 1979 3,080 1980 3,530 1981 3,520 1982 3,610 1983 3,660