§ Mr. SawfordTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people received specialist treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome at the Havering Hospital NHS Trust broken down by those treated as(a) out-patients and (b) in-patients in each of the last three years. [67009]
§ Ms JowellThe figures available for chronic/postviral fatigue syndrome in Havering Hospital National Health Service Trust, for financial years 1995–96 to 1997–98 are shown in the table.
Chronic fatigue syndrome in Havering Hospital NHS Trust1 Year FCEs2 1995–96 100 1996–973 83 1997–983 85 1 Ordinary Admissions and Daycase combined: Finished Consultant Episodes (FCEs) by primary diagnosis for chronic/post viral fatigue syndrome in Havering Hospital NHS 2 An FCE represents a complete period of inpatient treatment under the care of an individual hospital consultant, and in about 95 per cent. of cases, represents a complete spell in hospital. 3 Figures for 1996–97 and 1997–98 are provisional—no adjustments have yet been made for shortfalls in data (the data are ungrossed) Note:
ICD1 10 code used is G93.3
Source:
Department of Health. Hospital Episodes Statistics
The Department does not collect information on outpatients treated for chronic fatigue syndrome. The information that is available is contained in "Outpatients and Ward Attenders, England", copies of which are available in the Library.