HC Deb 11 June 1996 vol 279 c107W
Mr. Bayley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many private patients in NHS pay beds underwent

Ordinary admissions and day cases: number of first order episodes indicating that an operation has been performed on private patients, Category code 20–22, for each chapter heading of the OPCS Classification of Surgical Operations and Procedures NHS Hospitals, England,1990–91 to 1994–95
OPCS-4 Chapter 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95
A Nervous system 1,851 2,479 2,232 2,619 2,452
B Endocrine system and breast 1,185 1,197 994 1,101 1,146
C Eye 6,790 7,487 7,198 7,915 8,309
D Ear 1,523 1,534 1,341 1,230 1,044
E Respiratory tract 2,893 3,035 3,012 3,347 2,780
F Mouth 2,948 2,554 2,109 2,151 2,094
G Upper digestive tract 3,722 4,299 3,980 4,262 4,570
H Lower digestive tract 3,297 3,760 3,668 4,055 3,945
J Other abdominal organs 1,239 1,910 1,851 1,925 1,920
K Heart 3,093 4,010 4,464 4,923 4,873
L Arteries and veins 2,228 2,370 2,336 2,740 2,703
M Urinary 3,106 3,459 3,937 4,350 4,828
N Male genital organs 1,938 1,829 1,312 1,173 1,065
P Lower female genital tract 675 586 597 620 675
Q Upper female genital tract 6,010 5,575 5,510 5,302 5,250
R Female genital associated with pregnancy and childbirth 1,572 1,783 1,918 1,545 1,711
S Skin 2,529 2,412 2,162 1,884 2,022
T Soft tissue 2,888 3,231 3,070 3,367 3,302
V Bones and joints of skull and spine 1,572 1,693 1,592 1,899 1,898
W Other bones and joints 5,379 5,931 5,666 6,798 6,081
X Miscellaneous 1,448 1,989 2,822 3,308 3,709
Operation not known 572 413 454 799 1,041
Total 58,458 63,536 62,225 67,313 67,418

Source: Hospital episode system.

Data in this table is grossed for both coverage and unknown/invalid clinical data.