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However
,
due
to
continued
variation
in
data
quality
across
providers
,
there
is
still
a
need
to
compensate
for
known
shortfall
,
i.e
grossing
.
(B12)
Hospital Inpatient Activity: Finished consultant episodes, by selected diagnostic group and age, year ending 31 March 1998
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Grossed
figures
provide
better
estimates
and
improve
time
series
comparisons
.
The
grossing
methodology
compensates
for
known
shortfalls
in
the
data
,
and
is
based
largely
on
the
KP70
counts
of
FCEs
.
(B12)
Hospital Inpatient Activity: Finished consultant episodes, by selected diagnostic group and age, year ending 31 March 1998
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In
Table
B14
,
figures
for
"
Persons
"
include
cases
where
sex
is
not
known
.
(B12)
Hospital Inpatient Activity: Finished consultant episodes, by selected diagnostic group and age, year ending 31 March 1998
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A
new
non
-
medical
staff
group
classification
was
introduced
in
1995
known
as
"
new
occupation
codes
"
;
comparative
figures
are
not
available
for
earlier
years
.
(D1)
NHS Hospital and Community Health Services: Total employed staff by main staff groups at 30 September
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