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Quarter 1 2002/2003
Ordinary Admissions Day Case Admissions

England Summary - Ordinary and Day Case Admissions Combined

Specialty
Code		 Specialty
Function		 Demand for Elective Admission - Events Occuring During the Quarter
Number of decisions to admit
(ie patients added to the list)		 Patients Admitted Patients failed to attend Removals other than admissions
999 All specialties 842,721 748,003 22,349 122,870
100 General surgery 162,065 149,022 4,580 22,224
101 Urology 82,103 73,076 2,532 11,374
110 Trauma and orthopaedics 128,428 101,153 2,329 24,716
120 Ear, Nose and Throat 68,150 60,517 1,710 10,760
130 Ophthalmology 88,480 79,027 1,306 12,134
140 Oral surgery 36,890 32,055 1,089 4,445
141 Restorative dentistry 500 329 52 35
142 Paediatric dentistry 1,359 1,305 63 177
143 Orthodontics 206 182 15 41
150 Neurosurgery 3,992 3,728 139 824
160 Plastic surgery 28,282 26,310 758 3,892
170 Cardiothoracic surgery 8,038 8,400 165 1,562
171 Paediatric surgery 6,524 6,050 247 830
180 Accident and emergency 465 454 5 49
190 Anaesthetics 5,116 4,817 199 734
191 Pain Management 6,728 5,093 285 1,402
300 General medicine 33,962 29,079 1,736 4,295
301 Gastroenterology 17,278 14,127 1,072 3,291
302 Endocrinology 477 514 32 102
303 Clinical haematology 6,341 6,083 128 395
304 Clinical physiology 2 2 - -
305 Clinical pharmacology 104 92 12 28
310 Audiological medicine 1 2 - -
311 Clinical genetics - - - 1
313 Clinical Immunology and allergy 154 135 - 6
314 Rehabilitation 358 323 9 39
315 Palliative medicine 404 290 1 76
320 Cardiology 22,904 21,288 694 3,894
330 Dermatology 4,589 4,234 255 431
340 Thoracic medicine 2,636 2,117 146 337
350 Infectious diseases 27 16 1 5
360 Genito-urinary medicine 43 35 4 15
361 Nephrology 1,167 1,069 43 248
370 Medical oncology 2,765 2,743 26 142
371 Nuclear medicine 34 29 - 14
400 Neurology 3,277 3,116 105 517
401 Clinical neuro-physiology 58 49 6 14
410 Rheumatology 4,911 4,627 126 442
420 Paediatrics 2,894 2,580 72 363
421 Paediatric neurology 248 184 14 35
430 Geriatric medicine 1,848 1,731 37 165
450 Dental medicine specialities 541 453 27 43
460 Medical ophthalmology 12 9 - 5
502 Gynaecology 98,379 91,210 2,213 12,216
620 GP (Non-maternity) 723 738 3 11
700 Mental handicap 430 459 - -
710 Mental illness 316 302 2 41
711 Child & adolescent psychiatry 19 17 1 1
715 Old age psychiatry 374 361 - 12
800 Clinical oncology 5,756 6,002 79 420
810 Radiology 258 240 5 39
822 Chemical pathology 59 47 - -
823 Haematology 1,953 2,094 24 24
830 Immunopathology 1 - - -
832 Neuropathology 28 23 1 3
900 Community medicine 64 65 1 1

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England Summary - Ordinary Admissions

Specialty
Code		 Specialty
Function		 Demand for Elective Admission - Events Occuring During the Quarter
Number of decisions to admit
(ie patients added to the list)		 Patients Admitted Patients failed to attend Removals other than admissions
999 All specialties 314,540 281,362 6,563 52,837
100 General surgery 74,304 69,535 1,498 10,757
101 Urology 33,061 29,333 657 4,861
110 Trauma and orthopaedics 67,690 51,952 988 14,627
120 Ear, Nose and Throat 40,293 35,841 1,135 7,320
130 Ophthalmology 8,834 8,940 166 1,383
140 Oral surgery 6,727 6,397 201 1,103
141 Restorative dentistry 35 45 3 8
142 Paediatric dentistry 189 131 8 34
143 Orthodontics 13 11 4 8
150 Neurosurgery 3,403 3,121 119 725
160 Plastic surgery 8,790 8,307 187 1,531
170 Cardiothoracic surgery 7,529 7,963 160 1,412
171 Paediatric surgery 2,293 2,131 67 336
180 Accident and emergency 15 20 - 2
190 Anaesthetics 373 347 19 89
191 Pain Management 361 294 5 68
300 General medicine 3,881 3,490 117 553
301 Gastroenterology 1,434 1,202 51 273
302 Endocrinology 189 186 15 40
303 Clinical haematology 720 578 - 160
304 Clinical physiology 2 2 - -
305 Clinical pharmacology 12 8 - 2
310 Audiological medicine 1 1 - -
311 Clinical genetics - - - 1
313 Clinical Immunology and allergy 2 1 - -
314 Rehabilitation 150 113 9 26
315 Palliative medicine 79 61 - 14
320 Cardiology 7,891 7,810 227 1,354
330 Dermatology 612 534 31 135
340 Thoracic medicine 1,431 1,091 101 204
350 Infectious diseases 8 6 1 2
360 Genito-urinary medicine 26 20 - 12
361 Nephrology 783 703 36 162
370 Medical oncology 794 806 17 85
371 Nuclear medicine 22 21 - 9
400 Neurology 2,142 1,895 68 360
401 Clinical neuro-physiology 42 32 6 14
410 Rheumatology 1,814 1,736 46 181
420 Paediatrics 908 861 16 122
421 Paediatric neurology 52 45 2 9
430 Geriatric medicine 1,034 1,002 7 50
450 Dental medicine specialities 2 1 - -
460 Medical ophthalmology 9 8 - 4
502 Gynaecology 33,820 32,103 569 4,570
620 GP (Non-maternity) 330 333 - 1
700 Mental handicap 430 459 - -
710 Mental illness 316 302 2 40
711 Child & adolescent psychiatry 18 16 1 1
715 Old age psychiatry 374 361 - 12
800 Clinical oncology 1,178 1,081 22 164
810 Radiology 48 51 1 12
822 Chemical pathology 23 12 - -
823 Haematology 48 52 1 1
830 Immunopathology 1 - - -
832 Neuropathology - 1 - -
900 Community medicine 4 10 - -

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England Summary - Day Case Admissions

Specialty
Code		 Specialty
Function		 Demand for Elective Admission - Events Occuring During the Quarter
Number of decisions to admit
(ie patients added to the list)		 Patients Admitted Patients failed to attend Removals other than admissions
999 All specialties 528,181 466,641 15,786 70,033
100 General surgery 87,761 79,487 3,082 11,467
101 Urology 49,042 43,743 1,875 6,513
110 Trauma and orthopaedics 60,738 49,201 1,341 10,089
120 Ear, Nose and Throat 27,857 24,676 575 3,440
130 Ophthalmology 79,646 70,087 1,140 10,751
140 Oral surgery 30,163 25,658 888 3,342
141 Restorative dentistry 465 284 49 27
142 Paediatric dentistry 1,170 1,174 55 143
143 Orthodontics 193 171 11 33
150 Neurosurgery 589 607 20 99
160 Plastic surgery 19,492 18,003 571 2,361
170 Cardiothoracic surgery 509 437 5 150
171 Paediatric surgery 4,231 3,919 180 494
180 Accident and emergency 450 434 5 47
190 Anaesthetics 4,743 4,470 180 645
191 Pain Management 6,367 4,799 280 1,334
300 General medicine 30,081 25,589 1,619 3,742
301 Gastroenterology 15,844 12,925 1,021 3,018
302 Endocrinology 288 328 17 62
303 Clinical haematology 5,621 5,505 128 235
305 Clinical pharmacology 92 84 12 26
310 Audiological medicine - 1 - -
313 Clinical Immunology and allergy 152 134 - 6
314 Rehabilitation 208 210 - 13
315 Palliative medicine 325 229 1 62
320 Cardiology 15,013 13,478 467 2,540
330 Dermatology 3,977 3,700 224 296
340 Thoracic medicine 1,205 1,026 45 133
350 Infectious diseases 19 10 - 3
360 Genito-urinary medicine 17 15 4 3
361 Nephrology 384 366 7 86
370 Medical oncology 1,971 1,937 9 57
371 Nuclear medicine 12 8 - 5
400 Neurology 1,135 1,221 37 157
401 Clinical neuro-physiology 16 17 - -
410 Rheumatology 3,097 2,891 80 261
420 Paediatrics 1,986 1,719 56 241
421 Paediatric neurology 196 139 12 26
430 Geriatric medicine 814 729 30 115
450 Dental medicine specialities 539 452 27 43
460 Medical ophthalmology 3 1 - 1
502 Gynaecology 64,559 59,107 1,644 7,646
620 GP (Non-maternity) 393 405 3 10
710 Mental illness - - - 1
711 Child & adolescent psychiatry 1 1 - -
800 Clinical oncology 4,578 4,921 57 256
810 Radiology 210 189 4 27
822 Chemical pathology 36 35 - -
823 Haematology 1,905 2,042 23 23
832 Neuropathology 28 22 1 3
900 Community medicine 60 55 1 1