§ Mr. ReedTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hip operations have been carried out in Leicestershire in each year since 1992 and for the last year for which figures are available. [9084]
§ Mr. HuttonFinished consultant episodes (FCE) where a hip replacement operation was performed at national health service hospitals in the Leicestershire health authority area from 1992–93 to 1999–2000 are set out in the table. 1999–2000 is the latest year for which official figures are available.
Year Number 1992–93 817 1993–94 817 1994–95 732 1995–96 936 1996–97 966 1997–98 791 1998–99 968 1999–2000 979 Notes:
An FCE is defined as a period of patient care under one consultant in one health care provider. The figures do not represent the number of patients, as one person may have several episodes within the year. Data in this table are adjusted for both coverage and unknown/invalid clinical data, except for 1998–99 and 1999–2000 which are not yet adjusted for shortfalls.
Source:
Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Department of Health.