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Health: Elderly People

Answer

The information is shown in the following tables. Total number of finished admissions episodes¹ (FAEs) and FAEs where the method of admission is emergency³ where a main operative procedure² as identified has been carried out, by age group for 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11. Activity in English National Health Services Hospitals and English NHS commissioned activity in the independent sector.

Patient Age Group	Hip replacement
	2008-09		2009-10		2010-11
	Total FAEs	Emergency FAEs	Total FAEs	Emergency FAEs	Total FAEs	Emergency FAEs
75-79	15,917	4,670	15,890	4,769	16,420	4,731
80-84	13,054	6,435	13,215	6,546	13,960	6,649
85-89	9,904	6,900	10,067	7,123	9,976	7,031
90-94	3,633	3,130	3,670	3,187	4,263	3,669
95 & over	1,263	1,202	1,283	1,224	1,271	1,215

"Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Health and Social Care Information Centre"

Patient Age Group	Knee replacement
	2008-09		2009-10		2010-11
	Total FAEs	Emergency FAEs	Total FAEs	Emergency FAEs	Total FAEs	Emergency FAEs
75-79	13,382	64	12,716	61	13,075	35
80-84	7,735	80	7,510	50	7,685	61
85-89	2,721	37	2,736	42	2,860	45
90-94	278	12	274	9	383	7
95 & over	20	4	31	3	21	3

"Source Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Health and Social Care Information Centre"

Patient Age Group	Coronary artery bypass graft
	2008-09		2009-10		2010-11
	Total FAEs	Emergency FAEs	Total FAEs	Emergency FAEs	Total FAEs	Emergency FAEs
75-79	546	20	449	16	455	15
80-84	322	8	303	17	304	15
85-89	83	1	97	8	86	4
90-94	8	-	4	1	3	-
95 & over	-	-	-	-	-	-

"Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Health and Social Care Information Centre"

Patient Age Group	Cochlea Implant
	2008-09		2009-10		2010-11
	Total FAEs	Emergency FAEs	Total FAEs	Emergency FAEs	Total FAEs	Emergency FAEs
75-79	33	-	35	-	32	-
80-84	20	1	16	-	16	-
85-89	7	-	5	-	7	-
90-94	2	-	2	-	3	-
95 & over	-	-	-	-	-	-

"Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Health and Social Care Information Centre"

Patient Age Group	Cholecystectomy
	2008-09		2009-10		2010-11
	Total FAEs	Emergency FAEs	Total FAEs	Emergency FAEs	Total FAEs	Emergency FAEs
75-79	2,864	283	2,958	332	2,982	318
80-84	1,194	180	1,282	186	1,302	198
85-89	429	105	424	90	379	85
90-94	47	22	44	19	63	24
95 & over	4	2	8	3	6	4

"Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Health and Social Care Information Centre""¹ FAE""An FAE is the first period of inpatient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FAEs are counted against the year in which the admission episode finishes. Admissions do not represent the number of inpatients, as a person may have more than one admission within the year.""² Main procedure""The first recorded procedure or intervention in each episode, usually the most resource intensive procedure or intervention performed during the episode. It is appropriate to use main procedure when looking at admission details, (eg time waited), but a more complete count of episodes with a particular procedure is obtained by looking at the main and the secondary procedures.""³ Emergency Admissions""An emergency admission is one where the admission method is recorded as one of the following codes:""21 Emergency - via Accident and Emergency (A&E) services, including the casualty department of the provider.""22 Emergency - via General Practitioner (GP)""23 Emergency - via Bed Bureau, including the Central Bureau""24 Emergency - via consultant out-patient clinic""28 Emergency - other means, including patients who arrive via the A&E department" "¹ FAE""An FAE is the first period of inpatient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FAEs are counted against the year in which the admission episode finishes. Admissions do not represent the number of inpatients, as a person may have more than one admission within the year.""² Main procedure""The first recorded procedure or intervention in each episode, usually the most resource intensive procedure or intervention performed during the episode. It is appropriate to use main procedure when looking at admission details, (eg time waited), but a more complete count of episodes with a particular procedure is obtained by looking at the main and the secondary procedures.""³ Emergency Admissions""An emergency admission is one where the admission method is recorded as one of the following codes:""21 Emergency - via Accident and Emergency (A&E) services, including the casualty department of the provider.""22 Emergency - via General Practitioner (GP)""23 Emergency - via Bed Bureau, including the Central Bureau""24 Emergency - via consultant out-patient clinic""28 Emergency - other means, including patients who arrive via the A&E department" "An FAE is the first period of inpatient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FAEs are counted against the year in which the admission episode finishes. Admissions do not represent the number of inpatients, as a person may have more than one admission within the year.""² Main procedure""The first recorded procedure or intervention in each episode, usually the most resource intensive procedure or intervention performed during the episode. It is appropriate to use main procedure when looking at admission details, (eg time waited), but a more complete count of episodes with a particular procedure is obtained by looking at the main and the secondary procedures.""³ Emergency Admissions""An emergency admission is one where the admission method is recorded as one of the following codes:""21 Emergency - via Accident and Emergency (A&E) services, including the casualty department of the provider.""22 Emergency - via General Practitioner (GP)""23 Emergency - via Bed Bureau, including the Central Bureau""24 Emergency - via consultant out-patient clinic""28 Emergency - other means, including patients who arrive via the A&E department" "² Main procedure""The first recorded procedure or intervention in each episode, usually the most resource intensive procedure or intervention performed during the episode. It is appropriate to use main procedure when looking at admission details, (eg time waited), but a more complete count of episodes with a particular procedure is obtained by looking at the main and the secondary procedures.""³ Emergency Admissions""An emergency admission is one where the admission method is recorded as one of the following codes:""21 Emergency - via Accident and Emergency (A&E) services, including the casualty department of the provider.""22 Emergency - via General Practitioner (GP)""23 Emergency - via Bed Bureau, including the Central Bureau""24 Emergency - via consultant out-patient clinic""28 Emergency - other means, including patients who arrive via the A&E department" "The first recorded procedure or intervention in each episode, usually the most resource intensive procedure or intervention performed during the episode. It is appropriate to use main procedure when looking at admission details, (eg time waited), but a more complete count of episodes with a particular procedure is obtained by looking at the main and the secondary procedures.""³ Emergency Admissions""An emergency admission is one where the admission method is recorded as one of the following codes:""21 Emergency - via Accident and Emergency (A&E) services, including the casualty department of the provider.""22 Emergency - via General Practitioner (GP)""23 Emergency - via Bed Bureau, including the Central Bureau""24 Emergency - via consultant out-patient clinic""28 Emergency - other means, including patients who arrive via the A&E department" "³ Emergency Admissions""An emergency admission is one where the admission method is recorded as one of the following codes:""21 Emergency - via Accident and Emergency (A&E) services, including the casualty department of the provider.""22 Emergency - via General Practitioner (GP)""23 Emergency - via Bed Bureau, including the Central Bureau""24 Emergency - via consultant out-patient clinic""28 Emergency - other means, including patients who arrive via the A&E department" "An emergency admission is one where the admission method is recorded as one of the following codes:""21 Emergency - via Accident and Emergency (A&E) services, including the casualty department of the provider.""22 Emergency - via General Practitioner (GP)""23 Emergency - via Bed Bureau, including the Central Bureau""24 Emergency - via consultant out-patient clinic""28 Emergency - other means, including patients who arrive via the A&E department" "21 Emergency - via Accident and Emergency (A&E) services, including the casualty department of the provider.""22 Emergency - via General Practitioner (GP)""23 Emergency - via Bed Bureau, including the Central Bureau""24 Emergency - via consultant out-patient clinic""28 Emergency - other means, including patients who arrive via the A&E department" "22 Emergency - via General Practitioner (GP)""23 Emergency - via Bed Bureau, including the Central Bureau""24 Emergency - via consultant out-patient clinic""28 Emergency - other means, including patients who arrive via the A&E department" "23 Emergency - via Bed Bureau, including the Central Bureau""24 Emergency - via consultant out-patient clinic""28 Emergency - other means, including patients who arrive via the A&E department" "24 Emergency - via consultant out-patient clinic""28 Emergency - other means, including patients who arrive via the A&E department" "28 Emergency - other means, including patients who arrive via the A&E department"

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

16785; 736 c338-9WA

Session

2010-12

Subjects

Older people Surgery

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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