§ Dr. FoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average cost to the NHS was of(a) a hip replacement, (b) a hysterectomy, (c) a cataract extraction, (d) a tonsillectomy, (e) a kidney transplant and (f) a hernia operation in the last 12 months. [127386]
§ Mr. HuttonThe most up to date costs published by the Department of Health are for the financial year 2001–02 and are shown in the table. The costs detailed represent the national average cost in the national health service for all NHS patients treated as an inpatient or day case. These costs are collected using healthcare resource groups (HRGs), which are groups of treatments that are clinically homogeneous and have similar costs. Therefore, the treatments the HRGs contain are less specific than those listed in the question.
HRG code
HRG label Average (£)
H01 Bilateral Px Hip Replacement 4,831 H02 Primary Hip Replacement 4,360 M07 Upper Genital Tract Major Procedures (Hysterectomy)
2,077 B02 Phakoemulsification Cataract Extraction with Lens Implant
671 B03 Other Cataract Extraction with Lens Implant 740 C24 Mouth or Throat Procedures—Category 3 (Tonsillectomy)
793 C34 Mouth or Throat Procedures—Category 4 (Tonsillectomy)
1,114 L01 Kidney Transplant 14,208 F71 Abdominal Hernia Procedures >69 or w cc 1,902 F72 Abdominal Hernia Procedures N70 w/o cc 1,225 F73 Inguinal Umbilical or Femoral Hernia Repairs >69 or w cc
1,165 F74 Inguinal Umbilical or Femoral Hernia Repairs N70 w/o cc
831
§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients are on planned waiting lists for(a) cataract operations and (b) other operations in each English health authority; and if he will make a statement. [127163]
§ Mr. HuttonInformation on the number of patients waiting on a planned list is not collected centrally.
§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many follow-up operations have taken place in English NHS hospitals following a patient's operation abroad which was paid for by the NHS. [127468]
§ Mr. HuttonOf the 477 patients who have received treatment abroad under the overseas treatment programme, three have received follow-up operations upon their return to the United Kingdom.