§ Mr. GalbraithTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the number of people(a) discharged from hospital and (b) referred to outpatient clinics with the diagnosis of lateral epicondylitis in each of the last five years. [24203]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information available centrally does not separately identify lateral epicondylitis, also known as "tennis elbow". The condition is one of a group—ICD9 726.3—under the general heading of enthesopathy of the elbow region. The information excludes admission by transfer from another specialty or hospital. Information relating to the year ended 31 December 1995 is provisional.
(a) The number of hospital discharges in Scotland is as follows:
Year ending 31 December Number 1991 377 1992 424 1993 382 1994 461 1995 437 (b) Information on diagnostic reason for referral to an out-patient clinic is not centrally available.