§ Baroness Barkerasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many men under 65 and women under 60 stay in hospital for: (a) over four weeks; (b) over six weeks; and (c) over 52 weeks; and at what daily cost; and [HL2661]
How many men over 65 and women over 60 stay in hospital: (a) over four weeks; (b) over six weeks; and (c) over 52 weeks; and at what daily cost. [HL2691]
§ Lord Hunt of Kings HeathThe following tables show the lengths of stay for admissions by sex for men under or over 65 and women under or over 60. The information is for National Health Service hospitals in England for the year 2000–01.
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Table la: Lengths of stay (Finished Provider Spell*) for men Under 65 65 and over Over 4 weeks 56,791 88,735 Over 6 weeks 33,992 48,880 Over 52 weeks 2,461 926
Table lb: Lengths of stay (Finished Provider Spell*) for women Under 60 60 and over Over 4 weeks 43,564 158,994 Over 6 weeks 25,525 91,648 Over 52 weeks 1,839 1,670 * A Finished Provider Spell is defined as a period of in-patient care within one healthcare provider that commences with the patients' admission and ends on the date of discharge. Source:
Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Department of Health.
The average cost of an inpatient hospital bed day is estimated at £233 (Source: Trust Financial Returns National Summaries 1999–2000).