HC Deb 12 February 1998 vol 306 cc361-3W
Mr. Oaten

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients treated by the NHS in the last three years for traumatic brain injury were(a) in permanent in-patient care, (b) receiving day care and (c) cared for by primary care teams in the community. [24278]

Mr. Boateng

[holding answer 21 January 1998]: There were an estimated 66,600 in-patient episodes of care with a primary diagnosis of traumatic brain injury in England in 1995–96 compared with an estimated 70,000 in 1994–95 and 73,300 in 1993–94. The same person may be counted more than once if they have more than one episode of care.

A revised international statistical classification of diseases and related health problems (ICD10) became effective from 1 April 1995 and several thousand new classification codes were introduced. It is therefore not always possible to provide an exact equivalent match between an ICD10 code and the former ICD9 classification when a time series is required.

The information available is shown in the table and is based on finished consultant episodes, which represent the number of episodes of care under individual consultants.

There is no separate information for those receiving permanent in-patient care, day care or those cared for by primary care teams in the community.

Number of FCEs by primary diagnosis [given by ICD9 codes] and patient classification national health service hospitals in England
Primary diagnosis Ordinary admission Daycase Total
1993–94
8001 Fracture of vault of skull closed with intra cranial injury 647 3 650
8003 Fracture of vault of skull open with intra cranial injury 169 169
8011 Fracture of base of skull closed with intra cranial injury 944 1 945
9013 Fracture of base of skull open with intra cranial injury 118 118
8031 Other and unqualified skull fractures closed with intracranial injury 416 416
8033 Other and unqualified skull fractures open with intracranial injury 70 70
8041 Multiple fractures involving skull or face with other bones closed with intracranial injury 20 20
8043 Multiple fractures involving skull or face with other bones open with intracranial injury 8 8
850 Concussion 3,103 2 3,105
851 Cerebral laceration and contusion 711 5 717
852 Subarachnoid subdural and extradural haemorrhage following injury 2,492 14 2,506
853 Other and unspecified intracranial haemorrhage following injury 643 2 646
854 Intracranial injury of other and unspecified nature 58,909 40 58,949
Total 73,252 68 73,320
1994–95
8001 Fracture of vault of skull closed with intracranial injury 627 2 630
8003 Fracture of vault of skull open with intracranial injury 134 134
8011 Fracture of base of skull closed with intracranial injury 852 3 854
8013 Fracture of base of skull open with intracranial injury 113 113
8031 Other and unqualified skull fractures closed with intracranial injury 417 1 418
8033 Other and unqualified skull fractures open with intracranial injury 67 1 68
8041 Multiple fractures involving skull or face with other bones closed with intracranial injury 36 36
8043 Multiple fractures involving skull or face with other bones open with intracranial injury 8 8
850 Concussion 7,841 52 7,893
851 Cerebral laceration and contusion 829 1 830
852 Subarachnoid subdural and extradural haemorrhage following injury 2,722 7 2,728
853 Other and unspecified intracranial haemorrhage following injury 576 2 578
854 Intracranial injury of other and unspecified nature 55,654 52 55,716
Total 69,874 131 70,005

Note:

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

Source:

Hospital Episode Statistics.

Number of FCEs by primary diagnosis [given by ICD09 codes] and patient classification national health service hospitals in England
Primary diagnosis Ordinary admission Day case Total
1995–96
S060 Intracranial injury concussion 6,255 31 6,286
S061 Intracranial injury traumatic cerebral oedema 218 219
S062 Intracranial injury offuse brain injury 1,185 1 1,186
S063 Intracranial injury focal brain injury 460 1 461
S064 Intracranial injury epidural haemorrhage 569 569
S065 Intracranial injury traumatic subdural haemorrhage 2,118 16 2,134
S066 Intracranial injury traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage 402 402
S067 Intracranial injury with prolonged coma 34 1 35
S068 Other intracranial injuries 671 5 676
S069 Intracranial injury unspecified 12,736 81 12,817
S098 Other specified injuries of head 458 7 465
S099 Unspecified injuries of head 41,133 219 41,353
Total 66,250 362 66,612

Note:

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

Source:

Hospital Episode Statistics.