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Quarter 4 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 971,245 874,053 27,768 173,908
100 General surgery 182,175 167,068 4,895 31,069
101 Urology 92,968 83,081 3,412 15,287
110 Trauma and orthopaedics 144,381 123,020 3,047 37,339
120 Ear, Nose and Throat 74,403 65,963 2,149 12,723
130 Ophthalmology 101,599 95,301 1,899 18,906
140 Oral surgery 43,003 38,361 1,493 6,545
141 Restorative dentistry 450 341 125 109
142 Paediatric dentistry 1,923 1,662 113 315
143 Orthodontics 209 184 12 28
150 Neurosurgery 6,204 5,576 243 1,351
160 Plastic surgery 35,274 33,250 1,109 6,652
170 Cardiothoracic surgery 11,256 10,835 270 2,129
171 Paediatric surgery 8,245 7,554 338 998
180 Accident and emergency 725 579 17 126
190 Anaesthetics 5,218 4,540 185 823
191 Pain Management 8,308 7,289 379 1,622
300 General medicine 36,559 31,529 1,656 7,066
301 Gastroenterology 23,908 19,452 1,318 4,069
302 Endocrinology 1,026 812 81 195
303 Clinical haematology 7,411 6,894 96 345
305 Clinical pharmacology 22 19 - 6
310 Audiological medicine - - 1 -
311 Clinical genetics 1 1 - -
313 Clinical Immunology and allergy 247 245 10 32
314 Rehabilitation 649 587 11 81
315 Palliative medicine 480 426 - 145
320 Cardiology 31,278 30,146 915 5,571
330 Dermatology 5,070 5,218 169 503
340 Thoracic medicine 3,850 3,343 214 654
350 Infectious diseases 23 12 - 2
360 Genito-urinary medicine 36 17 1 4
361 Nephrology 2,189 1,404 39 318
370 Medical oncology 5,758 5,040 147 362
371 Nuclear medicine 19 15 - 2
400 Neurology 4,949 4,238 221 1,014
401 Clinical neuro-physiology 7 9 1 9
410 Rheumatology 5,740 5,118 136 735
420 Paediatrics 3,688 3,133 202 605
421 Paediatric neurology 466 405 24 59
430 Geriatric medicine 1,881 1,602 46 190
450 Dental medicine specialities 506 434 41 63
460 Medical ophthalmology 1 2 - -
502 Gynaecology 108,540 99,209 2,576 15,031
620 GP (Non-maternity) 825 801 14 95
700 Mental handicap 639 626 - -
710 Mental illness 879 801 17 157
711 Child & adolescent psychiatry 357 332 - 25
712 Forensic psychiatry 21 28 - 6
713 Psychotherapy 25 26 - 8
715 Old age psychiatry 339 335 - -
800 Clinical oncology 5,288 4,976 76 337
810 Radiology 389 302 18 66
821 Blood transfusion 8 7 - 1
822 Chemical pathology 82 56 3 28
823 Haematology 1,668 1,783 47 87
830 Immunopathology 2 1 - 1
832 Neuropathology 18 18 - 1
900 Community medicine 60 47 2 13

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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 356,927 321,053 8,380 73,373
100 General surgery 82,671 76,289 1,509 14,565
101 Urology 35,754 32,277 821 6,419
110 Trauma and orthopaedics 74,348 63,228 1,454 22,365
120 Ear, Nose and Throat 45,037 40,299 1,515 8,875
130 Ophthalmology 8,013 8,412 178 1,306
140 Oral surgery 7,856 6,881 226 1,564
141 Restorative dentistry 12 11 2 7
142 Paediatric dentistry 284 186 12 66
143 Orthodontics 1 1 - -
150 Neurosurgery 5,388 4,846 205 1,235
160 Plastic surgery 11,635 10,535 361 2,699
170 Cardiothoracic surgery 10,851 10,458 263 2,068
171 Paediatric surgery 3,115 2,703 125 386
190 Anaesthetics 546 350 42 94
191 Pain Management 324 308 9 49
300 General medicine 4,086 3,500 157 781
301 Gastroenterology 1,345 1,138 35 282
302 Endocrinology 345 241 25 60
303 Clinical haematology 948 784 1 101
305 Clinical pharmacology 13 12 - 6
313 Clinical Immunology and allergy 3 2 - 1
314 Rehabilitation 299 252 8 68
315 Palliative medicine 80 65 - 12
320 Cardiology 10,672 9,963 245 1,728
330 Dermatology 571 475 7 96
340 Thoracic medicine 2,109 1,787 153 455
350 Infectious diseases 9 8 - 1
360 Genito-urinary medicine 3 1 - -
361 Nephrology 1,296 1,003 24 255
370 Medical oncology 1,858 1,620 33 196
371 Nuclear medicine 19 15 - 2
400 Neurology 2,840 2,404 154 743
401 Clinical neuro-physiology 6 9 1 9
410 Rheumatology 1,615 1,508 31 179
420 Paediatrics 1,172 1,018 62 213
421 Paediatric neurology 239 228 7 20
430 Geriatric medicine 723 728 5 36
450 Dental medicine specialities 7 2 - -
502 Gynaecology 36,254 33,410 622 5,826
620 GP (Non-maternity) 292 318 - 40
700 Mental handicap 639 626 - -
710 Mental illness 879 801 17 157
711 Child & adolescent psychiatry 222 207 - 3
712 Forensic psychiatry 21 28 - 6
713 Psychotherapy 25 26 - 8
715 Old age psychiatry 339 335 - -
800 Clinical oncology 1,920 1,594 67 301
810 Radiology 147 87 - 51
822 Chemical pathology 58 31 2 27
823 Haematology 23 34 1 -
830 Immunopathology 2 1 - 1
900 Community medicine 13 8 1 11

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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 614,318 553,000 19,388 100,535
100 General surgery 99,504 90,779 3,386 16,504
101 Urology 57,214 50,804 2,591 8,868
110 Trauma and orthopaedics 70,033 59,792 1,593 14,974
120 Ear, Nose and Throat 29,366 25,664 634 3,848
130 Ophthalmology 93,586 86,889 1,721 17,600
140 Oral surgery 35,147 31,480 1,267 4,981
141 Restorative dentistry 438 330 123 102
142 Paediatric dentistry 1,639 1,476 101 249
143 Orthodontics 208 183 12 28
150 Neurosurgery 816 730 38 116
160 Plastic surgery 23,639 22,715 748 3,953
170 Cardiothoracic surgery 405 377 7 61
171 Paediatric surgery 5,130 4,851 213 612
180 Accident and emergency 725 579 17 126
190 Anaesthetics 4,672 4,190 143 729
191 Pain Management 7,984 6,981 370 1,573
300 General medicine 32,473 28,029 1,499 6,285
301 Gastroenterology 22,563 18,314 1,283 3,787
302 Endocrinology 681 571 56 135
303 Clinical haematology 6,463 6,110 95 244
305 Clinical pharmacology 9 7 - -
310 Audiological medicine - - 1 -
311 Clinical genetics 1 1 - -
313 Clinical Immunology and allergy 244 243 10 31
314 Rehabilitation 350 335 3 13
315 Palliative medicine 400 361 - 133
320 Cardiology 20,606 20,183 670 3,843
330 Dermatology 4,499 4,743 162 407
340 Thoracic medicine 1,741 1,556 61 199
350 Infectious diseases 14 4 - 1
360 Genito-urinary medicine 33 16 1 4
361 Nephrology 893 401 15 63
370 Medical oncology 3,900 3,420 114 166
400 Neurology 2,109 1,834 67 271
401 Clinical neuro-physiology 1 - - -
410 Rheumatology 4,125 3,610 105 556
420 Paediatrics 2,516 2,115 140 392
421 Paediatric neurology 227 177 17 39
430 Geriatric medicine 1,158 874 41 154
450 Dental medicine specialities 499 432 41 63
460 Medical ophthalmology 1 2 - -
502 Gynaecology 72,286 65,799 1,954 9,205
620 GP (Non-maternity) 533 483 14 55
711 Child & adolescent psychiatry 135 125 - 22
800 Clinical oncology 3,368 3,382 9 36
810 Radiology 242 215 18 15
821 Blood transfusion 8 7 - 1
822 Chemical pathology 24 25 1 1
823 Haematology 1,645 1,749 46 87
832 Neuropathology 18 18 - 1
900 Community medicine 47 39 1 2