HC Deb 24 October 2001 vol 373 c309W
Mr. Reed

To 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. Hutton

Finished 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.