§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) infants and (b) people in total were recorded as suffering from cystic fibrosis in each standard region in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. [12777]
§ Mr. HoramInformation about the prevalence of cystic fibrosis is not available centrally. Available information about national health service treatment, differentiating between those aged under one year and others, is shown in the table.
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Finished consultant episodes (ordinary admissions and day cases combined) in NHS hospitals in England—main diagnosis cystic fibrosis 1991–92 0–1 year Over 1 year All ages Northern 35 410 445 Yorkshire 67 435 502 Trent 41 478 519 East Anglian 24 218 242 North west Thames 28 137 165 North east Thames 26 82 108 South east Thames 23 154 177 South west Thames 17 238 255 Wessex 17 225 242 Oxford 21 171 191 South Western 44 196 240 West Midlands 66 585 651 Mersey 30 402 432 North Western 32 727 760 SHAs 283 876 1,158 England 753 5,333 6,087 1992–93 Northern 21 344 365 Yorkshire 85 448 533 Trent 42 428 470 East Anglian 20 248 268 North west Thames 5 97 102 North east Thames 13 98 111 South east Thames 45 175 220 South west Thames 13 244 256 Wessex 28 335 364 Oxford 32 164 196 South Western 28 252 280 West Midlands 90 728 817 Mersey 34 305 339
Finished consultant episodes (ordinary admissions and day cases combined) in NHS hospitals in England—main diagnosis cystic fibrosis 1991–92 0–1 year Over 1 year All ages North western 66 651 717 SHAs 60 2,169 2,229 England 581 6,687 7,268 1993–94 Northern 13 204 216 Yorkshire 62 1,129 1,191 Trent 71 449 520 East Anglian 16 200 216 North west Thames 0 82 82 North east Thames 26 86 112 South east Thames 28 230 259 South west Thames 13 276 288 Wessex 25 358 383 Oxford 8 260 268 South Western 8 275 283 West Midlands 71 753 824 Mersey 49 367 416 North western 20 465 486 SHAs 48 1,428 1,476 England 458 6,562 7,020 Note
Figures may not total due to rounding.
Source
Hospital Episode Statistics.