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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		 Patients waiting for admission by month waiting
Total number of patients waiting for admission Less than 3 months 3-5 months 6-8 months 9-11 months 12-14 months 15-17 months 18+ months
999 All specialties 1,036,999 515,486 274,385 150,445 76,200 20,425 23 35
100 General surgery 185,304 94,609 46,613 26,826 13,799 3,452 2 3
101 Urology 72,412 43,352 16,093 7,761 4,036 1,170 - -
110 Trauma and orthopaedics 259,416 102,807 74,893 46,725 26,365 8,578 18 30
120 Ear, Nose and Throat 106,125 50,158 29,385 16,182 8,341 2,057 1 1
130 Ophthalmology 148,378 67,312 43,956 24,278 10,557 2,274 1 -
140 Oral surgery 35,881 22,882 8,389 3,210 1,140 259 - 1
141 Restorative dentistry 600 432 116 31 20 1 - -
142 Paediatric dentistry 1,342 926 301 85 28 2 - -
143 Orthodontics 164 93 35 19 12 5 - -
150 Neurosurgery 6,916 2,860 1,859 1,272 701 224 - -
160 Plastic surgery 43,062 19,307 12,147 6,733 3,832 1,043 - -
170 Cardiothoracic surgery 11,439 5,152 3,272 1,886 1,073 56 - -
171 Paediatric surgery 8,384 4,590 2,035 1,135 494 130 - -
180 Accident and emergency 1,024 513 204 144 123 40 - -
190 Anaesthetics 3,551 2,468 767 213 90 13 - -
191 Pain Management 5,376 3,712 1,042 458 136 28 - -
300 General medicine 14,689 11,140 2,358 760 404 27 - -
301 Gastroenterology 8,073 6,238 1,218 468 129 20 - -
302 Endocrinology 313 244 59 7 2 1 - -
303 Clinical haematology 316 300 8 3 4 1 - -
305 Clinical pharmacology 6 6 - - - - - -
310 Audiological medicine 1 - - 1 - - - -
313 Clinical Immunology and allergy 77 50 21 5 - 1 - -
314 Rehabilitation 120 79 17 8 13 3 - -
315 Palliative medicine 355 145 124 85 1 - - -
320 Cardiology 27,792 15,860 7,962 2,734 1,030 205 1 -
330 Dermatology 2,224 1,766 357 70 23 8 - -
340 Thoracic medicine 1,490 1,021 287 114 59 9 - -
350 Infectious diseases 4 3 1 - - - - -
360 Genito-urinary medicine 18 13 3 - 2 - - -
361 Nephrology 560 423 79 36 16 6 - -
370 Medical oncology 157 145 4 5 3 - - -
371 Nuclear medicine 2 2 - - - - - -
400 Neurology 2,848 1,715 603 334 172 24 - -
401 Clinical neuro-physiology 143 83 31 22 7 - - -
410 Rheumatology 1,687 1,292 221 135 33 6 - -
420 Paediatrics 840 580 149 79 23 9 - -
421 Paediatric neurology 238 145 43 42 6 2 - -
430 Geriatric medicine 313 237 65 7 3 1 - -
450 Dental medicine specialities 152 115 19 14 4 - - -
460 Medical ophthalmology 9 7 2 - - - - -
502 Gynaecology 84,516 52,166 19,563 8,520 3,503 764 - -
620 GP (Non-maternity) 146 124 10 4 4 4 - -
710 Mental illness 110 88 18 4 - - - -
711 Child & adolescent psychiatry 14 7 4 2 1 - - -
715 Old age psychiatry 10 10 - - - - - -
800 Clinical oncology 165 162 3 - - - - -
810 Radiology 113 45 36 20 10 2 - -
822 Chemical pathology 15 15 - - - - - -
823 Haematology 75 70 4 1 - - - -
830 Immunopathology 1 1 - - - - - -
832 Neuropathology 10 10 - - - - - -
900 Community medicine 23 6 9 7 1 - - -
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England Summary - Ordinary Admissions

Specialty
Code		 Specialty
Function		 Patients waiting for admission by month waiting
Total number of patients waiting for admission Less than 3 months 3-5 months 6-8 months 9-11 months 12-14 months 15-17 months 18+ months
999 All specialties 489,819 210,442 133,363 84,160 47,590 14,221 19 24
100 General surgery 94,075 43,101 24,009 15,767 8,752 2,444 2 -
101 Urology 34,462 18,973 7,796 4,339 2,483 871 - -
110 Trauma and orthopaedics 165,035 56,543 47,636 33,392 20,333 7,092 16 23
120 Ear, Nose and Throat 78,426 33,646 22,547 13,343 7,150 1,739 - 1
130 Ophthalmology 10,691 5,110 2,822 1,678 891 189 1 -
140 Oral surgery 7,674 4,081 1,978 984 503 128 - -
141 Restorative dentistry 43 26 8 2 6 1 - -
142 Paediatric dentistry 359 179 121 44 14 1 - -
143 Orthodontics 15 6 5 2 1 1 - -
150 Neurosurgery 6,415 2,584 1,752 1,189 671 219 - -
160 Plastic surgery 18,733 6,722 5,526 3,574 2,245 666 - -
170 Cardiothoracic surgery 11,319 5,064 3,257 1,877 1,065 56 - -
171 Paediatric surgery 3,003 1,488 786 450 189 90 - -
180 Accident and emergency 62 39 14 5 3 1 - -
190 Anaesthetics 308 227 58 16 7 - - -
191 Pain Management 240 170 47 16 7 - - -
300 General medicine 1,516 1,176 223 71 40 6 - -
301 Gastroenterology 697 445 151 78 17 6 - -
302 Endocrinology 118 91 21 3 2 1 - -
303 Clinical haematology 40 28 4 3 4 1 - -
305 Clinical pharmacology 3 3 - - - - - -
313 Clinical Immunology and allergy 1 1 - - - - - -
314 Rehabilitation 109 69 16 8 13 3 - -
315 Palliative medicine 4 4 - - - - - -
320 Cardiology 9,893 5,383 2,750 1,165 498 97 - -
330 Dermatology 231 147 63 19 2 - - -
340 Thoracic medicine 1,242 825 264 100 46 7 - -
360 Genito-urinary medicine 6 4 2 - - - - -
361 Nephrology 418 317 52 30 13 6 - -
370 Medical oncology 60 56 2 1 1 - - -
371 Nuclear medicine 2 2 - - - - - -
400 Neurology 2,329 1,304 537 308 158 22 - -
401 Clinical neuro-physiology 134 74 31 22 7 - - -
410 Rheumatology 672 490 101 62 17 2 - -
420 Paediatrics 440 243 105 65 19 8 - -
421 Paediatric neurology 72 32 12 23 3 2 - -
430 Geriatric medicine 52 44 7 - - 1 - -
450 Dental medicine specialities 1 1 - - - - - -
502 Gynaecology 40,519 21,454 10,597 5,491 2,418 559 - -
620 GP (Non-maternity) 1 1 - - - - - -
710 Mental illness 95 74 17 4 - - - -
711 Child & adolescent psychiatry 14 7 4 2 1 - - -
715 Old age psychiatry 10 10 - - - - - -
800 Clinical oncology 140 139 1 - - - - -
810 Radiology 102 39 32 19 10 2 - -
822 Chemical pathology 12 12 - - - - - -
823 Haematology 7 6 - 1 - - - -
830 Immunopathology 1 1 - - - - - -
900 Community medicine 18 1 9 7 1 - - -
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England Summary - Day Case Admissions

Specialty
Code		 Specialty
Function		 Patients waiting for admission by month waiting
Total number of patients waiting for admission Less than 3 months 3-5 months 6-8 months 9-11 months 12-14 months 15-17 months 18+ months
999 All specialties 547,180 305,044 141,022 66,285 28,610 6,204 4 11
100 General surgery 91,229 51,508 22,604 11,059 5,047 1,008 - 3
101 Urology 37,950 24,379 8,297 3,422 1,553 299 - -
110 Trauma and orthopaedics 94,381 46,264 27,257 13,333 6,032 1,486 2 7
120 Ear, Nose and Throat 27,699 16,512 6,838 2,839 1,191 318 1 -
130 Ophthalmology 137,687 62,202 41,134 22,600 9,666 2,085 - -
140 Oral surgery 28,207 18,801 6,411 2,226 637 131 - 1
141 Restorative dentistry 557 406 108 29 14 - - -
142 Paediatric dentistry 983 747 180 41 14 1 - -
143 Orthodontics 149 87 30 17 11 4 - -
150 Neurosurgery 501 276 107 83 30 5 - -
160 Plastic surgery 24,329 12,585 6,621 3,159 1,587 377 - -
170 Cardiothoracic surgery 120 88 15 9 8 - - -
171 Paediatric surgery 5,381 3,102 1,249 685 305 40 - -
180 Accident and emergency 962 474 190 139 120 39 - -
190 Anaesthetics 3,243 2,241 709 197 83 13 - -
191 Pain Management 5,136 3,542 995 442 129 28 - -
300 General medicine 13,173 9,964 2,135 689 364 21 - -
301 Gastroenterology 7,376 5,793 1,067 390 112 14 - -
302 Endocrinology 195 153 38 4 - - - -
303 Clinical haematology 276 272 4 - - - - -
305 Clinical pharmacology 3 3 - - - - - -
310 Audiological medicine 1 - - 1 - - - -
313 Clinical Immunology and allergy 76 49 21 5 - 1 - -
314 Rehabilitation 11 10 1 - - - - -
315 Palliative medicine 351 141 124 85 1 - - -
320 Cardiology 17,899 10,477 5,212 1,569 532 108 1 -
330 Dermatology 1,993 1,619 294 51 21 8 - -
340 Thoracic medicine 248 196 23 14 13 2 - -
350 Infectious diseases 4 3 1 - - - - -
360 Genito-urinary medicine 12 9 1 - 2 - - -
361 Nephrology 142 106 27 6 3 - - -
370 Medical oncology 97 89 2 4 2 - - -
400 Neurology 519 411 66 26 14 2 - -
401 Clinical neuro-physiology 9 9 - - - - - -
410 Rheumatology 1,015 802 120 73 16 4 - -
420 Paediatrics 400 337 44 14 4 1 - -
421 Paediatric neurology 166 113 31 19 3 - - -
430 Geriatric medicine 261 193 58 7 3 - - -
450 Dental medicine specialities 151 114 19 14 4 - - -
460 Medical ophthalmology 9 7 2 - - - - -
502 Gynaecology 43,997 30,712 8,966 3,029 1,085 205 - -
620 GP (Non-maternity) 145 123 10 4 4 4 - -
710 Mental illness 15 14 1 - - - - -
800 Clinical oncology 25 23 2 - - - - -
810 Radiology 11 6 4 1 - - - -
822 Chemical pathology 3 3 - - - - - -
823 Haematology 68 64 4 - - - - -
832 Neuropathology 10 10 - - - - - -
900 Community medicine 5 5 - - - - - -