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Written question asked by Matt Western (Labour) on Monday, 20 February 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 22 February 2023. It was answered by Will Quince (Conservative) on Wednesday, 1 March 2023 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Knee Replacements: Hospitals

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average stay in hospital was for patients undergoing elective knee surgery in England in (a) 2010 and (b) the year for which the latest data are available.

Answer

The following table shows the average stay in hospital for patients undergoing elective knee surgery in England in 2010 and 2022/23.

Year

Records

Records with a valid duration recorded

Mean duration (days)

Median duration (days)

2010/11

207,463

103,613

4.8

4

2022/23 (April to December 22 Provisional Data)

89,644

65,995

3.2

2


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
148697
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Hospitals Patients Standards Knee replacements
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk