§ Mr. PickthallTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the level of elective admissions to the NHS in West Lancashire in the last five years. [171549]
§ Miss Melanie Johnson[holding answer 10 May 2004]1: The information requested is shown in the table.
Count of in year elective admissions, 1998–99–2002–03. PCT code equal to West Lancashire NHS Hospital, England
2002–03 11,044 2001–02 11,551 2000–01 13,085 1999–2000 13,670 1998–99 13,076 Notes: In Year Admissions
Between the years 2000–01 and 2001–02, a number of National Health Service trusts in the North West reclassified inpatient procedures as outpatients. This has shown itself in apparent falls in activity levels. The majority of residents served by the West Lancashire Primary Care Trust will be referred to the Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust. During this period 3,500 admissions were reclassified from daycases to outpatients at the Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust. An in-year admission is the first period of in-patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider, excluding admission beginning before 1 April at the start of the datayear. Periods of care ongoing at the end of the datayear (unfinished admission episodes) are included. However, admissions do not represent the number of in-patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the year.
PCT Code
PCT codes is a derived field providing the Primary Care Trust responsible for the patient. The PCT code is derived from the GP practice with which the patient is registered (GPPRAC) if this is known, or REGGMP, PURCODE or the postcode of the patient.
Ungrossed Data
Figures have not been adjusted for shortfalls in the data (ie the data are ungrossed).
Source
Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Department of Health.
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§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested is shown in the table. Information is only available from 2000–01.