HC Deb 04 February 2000 vol 343 cc759-60W
Mr. Maclean

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what methods are used by health authorities to test for thyroid disorder; and what plans he has to prescribe a standard test. [107488]

Year Revision operations as a percentage of all hip replacements
1997–98 19.8
1996–97 9.8
1995–96 9.4
1 Data for 1999–2000, 1998–99 and 1997–98 are provisional. No adjustments have been made for coverage and the figures are not directly comparable with earlier years.

Notes:

1. Data for 1995–96 and 1996–97 are grossed for coverage (but not for unknown/invalid clinical data). Information for Quarter 4 of 1998–99 is not yet available.

2. OPCS4R codes W37-W39, W46-W48, excluding emergency admissions and episodes with a primary diagnosis of ICD 10 codes S72.0, S72.1 and S72.2.