§ Laura MoffattTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of NHS acute service users in the last period for which figures are available were above retirement age. [165879]
§ Dr. LadymanIn 2002–03, 36 per cent., of all admissions to national health service hospitals in England in acute specialties were by people who were above retirement age on the day of admission. Further detail is shown in the following table.
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Main Consultant Specialty Acute (Codes: 100–421,450–460, 620, 800–901). Age on Admission in years 65+ (males), 60+ (females) and count for all ages. Count of Finished Admissions Episodes. NHS Hospitals, England 2002–03 Age Grouping Finished admission episodes Percentage acute admissions 65 + (males and 60 + (females) 3,578,853 36.1 All ages 9,908,693 100.0 Notes: A finished admission episode is the first period of in-patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. Please note that admissions do not represent the number of in-patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the year. Figures have hot been adjusted for shell falls in data (i.e. the data are ungrossed). Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Department of Health.