HC Deb 01 May 1990 vol 171 c535W
Mr. Steinberg

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the average time spent in hospital in each year since 1980 for(a) prostate gland removals and (b) hysterectomies.

Mr. Freeman

The information available centrally is shown in the table:

Mean duration of stay (days)
Year Prostatectomies Hysterectomies
1980 14 12
1981 13 11
1982 13 11
1983 13 11
1984 12 10
1985 11 10

Source: Hospital in-patient inquiries 1980–85.

Information is not available for 1986 or 1987 because the NHS was introducing a new data coding system. Data for 1988–89 should be available shortly.