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Quarter 3 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 1,038,466 541,693 263,443 148,009 74,419 10,897 5 -
100 General surgery 185,756 102,284 45,428 24,517 11,887 1,639 1 -
101 Urology 73,355 45,856 16,060 7,372 3,519 548 - -
110 Trauma and orthopaedics 263,103 108,978 73,728 47,890 27,366 5,138 3 -
120 Ear, Nose and Throat 98,474 48,241 25,505 15,735 8,189 803 1 -
130 Ophthalmology 148,823 71,246 41,912 23,432 11,003 1,230 - -
140 Oral surgery 36,976 24,073 8,301 3,045 1,403 154 - -
141 Restorative dentistry 478 371 66 37 4 - - -
142 Paediatric dentistry 1,444 899 354 150 41 - - -
143 Orthodontics 231 124 46 45 15 1 - -
150 Neurosurgery 6,790 3,064 1,827 1,148 666 85 - -
160 Plastic surgery 44,949 21,552 11,108 7,107 4,373 809 - -
170 Cardiothoracic surgery 9,882 5,473 2,928 1,155 321 5 - -
171 Paediatric surgery 8,260 4,713 1,940 1,103 489 15 - -
180 Accident and emergency 1,006 511 267 132 92 4 - -
190 Anaesthetics 3,616 2,503 693 284 116 20 - -
191 Pain Management 5,810 3,912 1,171 572 154 1 - -
300 General medicine 15,036 11,082 2,705 998 234 17 - -
301 Gastroenterology 8,027 6,040 1,351 529 106 1 - -
302 Endocrinology 342 281 44 15 2 - - -
303 Clinical haematology 374 355 15 3 1 - - -
305 Clinical pharmacology 10 10 - - - - - -
310 Audiological medicine 14 10 4 - - - - -
313 Clinical Immunology and allergy 151 89 54 8 - - - -
314 Rehabilitation 138 104 20 9 5 - - -
315 Palliative medicine 388 166 126 82 14 - - -
320 Cardiology 31,571 18,325 8,572 3,560 1,037 77 - -
330 Dermatology 2,267 1,808 346 103 10 - - -
340 Thoracic medicine 1,488 883 349 201 54 1 - -
350 Infectious diseases 3 3 - - - - - -
360 Genito-urinary medicine 16 15 1 - - - - -
361 Nephrology 590 462 79 38 9 2 - -
370 Medical oncology 177 157 14 6 - - - -
371 Nuclear medicine 1 1 - - - - - -
400 Neurology 2,713 1,585 633 367 124 4 - -
401 Clinical neuro-physiology 63 27 20 12 4 - - -
410 Rheumatology 1,751 1,434 216 58 33 10 - -
420 Paediatrics 881 668 135 59 19 - - -
421 Paediatric neurology 242 159 54 27 2 - - -
430 Geriatric medicine 343 284 38 16 4 1 - -
450 Dental medicine specialities 91 52 32 6 1 - - -
460 Medical ophthalmology 2 2 - - - - - -
502 Gynaecology 81,905 53,182 17,148 8,144 3,104 327 - -
620 GP (Non-maternity) 142 132 9 1 - - - -
710 Mental illness 88 68 13 5 1 1 - -
711 Child & adolescent psychiatry 12 5 5 2 - - - -
715 Old age psychiatry 10 10 - - - - - -
800 Clinical oncology 237 224 4 7 2 - - -
810 Radiology 319 188 94 23 10 4 - -
822 Chemical pathology 14 9 2 1 2 - - -
823 Haematology 65 52 9 4 - - - -
832 Neuropathology 15 14 1 - - - - -
900 Community medicine 27 7 16 1 3 - - -
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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 481,565 218,950 127,556 81,633 45,655 7,766 5 -
100 General surgery 92,277 45,651 23,641 14,247 7,561 1,176 1 -
101 Urology 34,547 19,907 7,841 4,170 2,233 396 - -
110 Trauma and orthopaedics 166,550 60,064 47,224 33,868 20,997 4,394 3 -
120 Ear, Nose and Throat 73,796 32,910 20,102 13,063 7,000 720 1 -
130 Ophthalmology 9,381 4,913 2,285 1,431 688 64 - -
140 Oral surgery 7,310 4,197 1,832 840 389 52 - -
141 Restorative dentistry 37 13 12 12 - - - -
142 Paediatric dentistry 352 141 106 82 23 - - -
143 Orthodontics 26 19 2 4 1 - - -
150 Neurosurgery 6,311 2,777 1,697 1,110 645 82 - -
160 Plastic surgery 19,339 7,465 4,990 3,748 2,569 567 - -
170 Cardiothoracic surgery 9,813 5,423 2,915 1,150 320 5 - -
171 Paediatric surgery 2,960 1,637 690 416 210 7 - -
180 Accident and emergency 11 5 3 1 2 - - -
190 Anaesthetics 273 221 34 12 6 - - -
191 Pain Management 212 140 42 17 12 1 - -
300 General medicine 1,408 987 285 114 18 4 - -
301 Gastroenterology 625 423 112 61 29 - - -
302 Endocrinology 148 113 25 8 2 - - -
303 Clinical haematology 37 36 1 - - - - -
305 Clinical pharmacology 4 4 - - - - - -
314 Rehabilitation 124 94 16 9 5 - - -
320 Cardiology 10,516 5,744 2,868 1,304 543 57 - -
330 Dermatology 212 163 27 20 2 - - -
340 Thoracic medicine 1,237 685 312 190 49 1 - -
361 Nephrology 477 368 67 33 7 2 - -
370 Medical oncology 75 63 9 3 - - - -
371 Nuclear medicine 1 1 - - - - - -
400 Neurology 2,185 1,204 541 324 112 4 - -
401 Clinical neuro-physiology 55 23 16 12 4 - - -
410 Rheumatology 581 470 69 21 16 5 - -
420 Paediatrics 395 259 80 41 15 - - -
421 Paediatric neurology 82 45 26 9 2 - - -
430 Geriatric medicine 42 29 8 3 2 - - -
450 Dental medicine specialities 1 1 - - - - - -
502 Gynaecology 39,770 22,457 9,621 5,287 2,181 224 - -
710 Mental illness 74 55 12 5 1 1 - -
711 Child & adolescent psychiatry 12 5 5 2 - - - -
715 Old age psychiatry 10 10 - - - - - -
800 Clinical oncology 180 176 1 2 1 - - -
810 Radiology 91 45 22 13 7 4 - -
822 Chemical pathology 2 - 1 1 - - - -
823 Haematology 5 5 - - - - - -
900 Community medicine 21 2 16 - 3 - - -
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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 556,901 322,743 135,887 66,376 28,764 3,131 - -
100 General surgery 93,479 56,633 21,787 10,270 4,326 463 - -
101 Urology 38,808 25,949 8,219 3,202 1,286 152 - -
110 Trauma and orthopaedics 96,553 48,914 26,504 14,022 6,369 744 - -
120 Ear, Nose and Throat 24,678 15,331 5,403 2,672 1,189 83 - -
130 Ophthalmology 139,442 66,333 39,627 22,001 10,315 1,166 - -
140 Oral surgery 29,666 19,876 6,469 2,205 1,014 102 - -
141 Restorative dentistry 441 358 54 25 4 - - -
142 Paediatric dentistry 1,092 758 248 68 18 - - -
143 Orthodontics 205 105 44 41 14 1 - -
150 Neurosurgery 479 287 130 38 21 3 - -
160 Plastic surgery 25,610 14,087 6,118 3,359 1,804 242 - -
170 Cardiothoracic surgery 69 50 13 5 1 - - -
171 Paediatric surgery 5,300 3,076 1,250 687 279 8 - -
180 Accident and emergency 995 506 264 131 90 4 - -
190 Anaesthetics 3,343 2,282 659 272 110 20 - -
191 Pain Management 5,598 3,772 1,129 555 142 - - -
300 General medicine 13,628 10,095 2,420 884 216 13 - -
301 Gastroenterology 7,402 5,617 1,239 468 77 1 - -
302 Endocrinology 194 168 19 7 - - - -
303 Clinical haematology 337 319 14 3 1 - - -
305 Clinical pharmacology 6 6 - - - - - -
310 Audiological medicine 14 10 4 - - - - -
313 Clinical Immunology and allergy 151 89 54 8 - - - -
314 Rehabilitation 14 10 4 - - - - -
315 Palliative medicine 388 166 126 82 14 - - -
320 Cardiology 21,055 12,581 5,704 2,256 494 20 - -
330 Dermatology 2,055 1,645 319 83 8 - - -
340 Thoracic medicine 251 198 37 11 5 - - -
350 Infectious diseases 3 3 - - - - - -
360 Genito-urinary medicine 16 15 1 - - - - -
361 Nephrology 113 94 12 5 2 - - -
370 Medical oncology 102 94 5 3 - - - -
400 Neurology 528 381 92 43 12 - - -
401 Clinical neuro-physiology 8 4 4 - - - - -
410 Rheumatology 1,170 964 147 37 17 5 - -
420 Paediatrics 486 409 55 18 4 - - -
421 Paediatric neurology 160 114 28 18 - - - -
430 Geriatric medicine 301 255 30 13 2 1 - -
450 Dental medicine specialities 90 51 32 6 1 - - -
460 Medical ophthalmology 2 2 - - - - - -
502 Gynaecology 42,135 30,725 7,527 2,857 923 103 - -
620 GP (Non-maternity) 142 132 9 1 - - - -
710 Mental illness 14 13 1 - - - - -
800 Clinical oncology 57 48 3 5 1 - - -
810 Radiology 228 143 72 10 3 - - -
822 Chemical pathology 12 9 1 - 2 - - -
823 Haematology 60 47 9 4 - - - -
832 Neuropathology 15 14 1 - - - - -
900 Community medicine 6 5 - 1 - - - -