HC Deb 11 February 2004 vol 417 cc1545-6W
Sandra Gidley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) hip and (b) knee replacements paid for out of NHS funds were performed in (i) the public sector and (ii) the private sector in each year since 1999, broken down by hospital trust; and if he will make a statement. [152764]

Mr. Hutton

The Department of Health records activity in national health service hospitals only and does not collect data for NHS activity in private hospitals.

Information on the number of hip and knee replacement operations carried out broken down by individual NHS hospitals in each year since 1999–2000, has been placed in the Library.

Sandra Gidley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost per operation was for(a) hip and (b) knee replacements in each hospital trust in financial year 1999–2000; and if he will make a statement. [152765]

Mr. Hutton

The information requested has been placed in Library. The table contains the average unit costs (per operation) for each national health service trust in England for primary hip replacements and primary knee replacements where the operation is undertaken as an elective (planned) admission.

The data source is the Reference Costs 2000 Publication, relating to the financial year 1999–2000.

Calculation of the costs provided are based on all activity and costs associated with each procedure, regardless of the specialty in which the activity is recorded.

Sandra Gidley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the data will be made available for the financial year 2002–03 for the cost per operation of(a) hip and (b) knee replacements in each hospital trust; and if he will make a statement. [152766]

Mr. Hutton

The information requested has been placed in Library. The table contains the average unit costs (per operation) for each national health service trust in England for primary hip replacements and primary knee replacements where the operation is undertaken as an elective (planned) admission.

The data source is the Reference Costs 2003 Collection, relating to the financial year 2002–03, published on 5 February.

Calculation of the costs provided is based on all activity and costs associated with each procedure, regardless of the specialty in which the activity is recorded. The costs relate solely to services provided to NHS patient by NHS providers.