§ Mr. FearnTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give the number of hernia repairs and hip replacement operations performed in each region, each year, since 1974 to the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mrs. Currie[holding answer 22 July 1988]: Such information as can be provided without incurring disproportionate costs is given in the following tables.
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Estimated number of hernia operations (Codes1: 410–412,515) performed in NHS non-psychiatric hospitals, by region of treatment, England 1979–85 Region of treatment 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 England 69,210 76,740 75,400 63,450 74,000 73,780 74,810 Northern 4,200 4,820 4,560 3,330 4,620 4,960 4,020 Yorkshire 5,330 6,040 5,670 4,340 5,940 5,400 6,130 Trent 6,130 7,540 7,080 5,060 6,690 7,380 7,700 East Anglian 3,220 3,610 3,760 3,150 3,660 3,630 4,290 North West Thames2 4,920 5,070 4,860 4,240 4,760 4,800 5,110 North East Thames2 6,500 7,560 6,760 6,690 6,930 6,620 6,070 South East Thames2 6,260 6,270 6,850 5,840 6,240 6,030 5,820 South West Thames2 4,440 4,090 4,610 3,580 4,720 4,500 4,350 Wessex 4,440 4,600 5,110 4,960 4,200 4,630 4,730 Oxford 3,460 4,260 4,450 3,610 3,510 3,840 3,840 South Western 5,070 5,390 4,930 4,350 5,320 4,940 5,260 West Midlands 6,760 7,380 7,090 6,330 7,250 7,130 7,650 Mersey 2,870 3,120 3,050 2,260 3,300 3,180 3,230 North Western 5,430 6,730 6,380 5,400 6,590 6,510 6,340 Special Heath Authorities2 180 260 240 310 270 230 270 Notes:
In 1979 and 1982 surgical activity in the NHS was affected by industrial action.
1 OPCS classification of surgical operations and procedures—3rd revision: 1975.
2 Because of NHS restructuring in 1982, regional figures are not strictly comparable over the whole period.
Estimated number of total hip replacements and other arthroplasty of hip operations (Codes1: 810,811) performed in NHS non-psychiatric hospitals, by region of treatment, England, 1974–1985 Region of treatment 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 England 21,100 22,400 25,110 27,080 28,060 29,520 32,550 33,440 33,730 37,320 37,970 37,650 Northern 810 1,170 1,240 1,180 1,440 1,630 1,490 1,780 1,560 1,470 2,010 2,060 Yorkshire 1,590 1,760 1,830 1,660 1,790 1,860 2,110 2,340 2,200 2,620 2,540 2,470 Trent 1,260 1,340 1,840 1,830 1,780 2,200 1,880 2,600 2,530 2,900 3,190 3,330 East Anglian 920 1,160 1,130 1,290 1,200 1,410 1,920 1,530 1,680 1,980 1,890 1,560 North West Thames2 1,140 1,240 1,390 1,450 1,630 1,740 1,770 2,020 2,100 2,260 2,350 2,480 North East Thames2 2,360 2,140 2,180 2,610 2,470 2,330 2,690 2,780 3,460 3,940 3,550 3,660 South East Thames2 2,410 2,110 2,230 2,920 3,040 2,820 3,100 2,910 3,110 3,130 3,320 2,850 South West Thames2 2,090 2,020 2,470 2,400 2,560 2,320 2,370 2,510 2,590 3,060 2,880 2,640 Wessex 1,070 1,590 1,780 2,340 2,110 2,220 2,370 2,580 2,620 2,670 2,780 2,730 Oxford 1,080 1,180 1,510 1,620 1,620 1,810 1,940 1,750 1,970 2,180 2,060 2,090 South Western 1,300 1,750 1,950 1,840 2,140 2,220 2,620 2,360 2,350 2,650 2,740 2,840 West Midlands 2,220 2,110 2,430 2,370 2,560 3,080 3,530 3,510 3,610 3,660 3,950 4,020 Mersey 700 750 1,000 850 1,110 850 990 1,330 1,190 1,400 1,530 1,550 North Western 1,650 1,590 1,640 2,300 2,110 2,600 3,270 3,000 2,720 3,390 3,180 3,330 Special Health Authorities2 3 490 490 480 410 500 400 490 440 40 20 0 20 Notes: In 1975, 1978–79 and 1982 surgical activity in the NHS was affected by industrial action.
1 OPCS classifications of surgical operations and procedures—3rd revision 1975.
2 Because of NHS restructuring in 1982, the regional figures are not strictly comparable over the whole period.
3 Special health authorities.