§ Mr. O'HaraTo 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. DenhamThe 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.
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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