HC Deb 01 February 1996 vol 270 c921W
Mr. Callaghan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hip replacement operations have been carried out by the NHS on individuals over the age of 65 years during the past 12 months. [12330]

Mr. Horam

The latest year for which information is available is 1993–94. The number of finished consultant episodes for hip replacement and other arthroplasty of the hip operations, carried out on patients aged 65 years and over, in England during that period was 45,570.