§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people he estimates were illegal
546Wlooking at admission details, for example, time waited, but the figures for all operations count of episodes give a more complete count of episodes with an operation.
Finished in-year admissions
A finished in-year admission is the first period of in-patient care under one consultant within provider, excluding admissions beginning before 1 April at the start of the data year. Please note that admissions do not represent the number of in patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the year.
Grossing
Figures are grossed for both coverage and missing/invalid clinical data, except for 2001–02 and 2002–03, which are not yet adjusted for shortfalls.
Source:
Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Department of Health.