HC Deb 09 April 2001 vol 366 cc454-5W
Mr. O'Hara

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what change there has been in recorded cases of epilepsy between 1 November 1999 and 28 February 2001. [157555]

Mr. Denham

The information is not available in the format requested. The table shows the number of admissions by month to National Health Service hospitals in England for epilepsy in 1999–2000. Data for 2000––01 are not yet available. The figures do not reflect the numbers of individuals involved, neither do they include cases of epilepsy that do not result in admission to hospital.

Admissions to NHS hospitals in England where the main diagnosis was epilepsy, 1999–2000
Year/month Admissions
1999
April 3,030
May 3,163
June 3,110
July 3,071
August 3,282
September 3,234
October 3,104
November 3,020
December 2,783

Admissions to NHS hospitals in England where the main diagnosis was epilepsy, 1999–2000
Year/month Admissions
2000
January 2,929
February 2,873 2,847

Notes:

1. The main diagnosis is the first of seven diagnosis fields in the HES data set, and provides the main reason why the patient was in hospital

2. Figures have not yet been adjusted for shortfalls in data

Source:

Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Department of Health