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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 913,173 839,950 28,023 165,556
100 General surgery 173,907 162,934 4,950 30,062
101 Urology 92,559 83,748 3,363 15,917
110 Trauma and orthopaedics 135,851 118,252 3,288 35,881
120 Ear, Nose and Throat 69,445 62,427 2,092 12,117
130 Ophthalmology 97,802 92,904 2,173 17,984
140 Oral surgery 42,044 37,967 1,488 5,859
141 Restorative dentistry 436 416 91 117
142 Paediatric dentistry 1,650 1,482 99 266
143 Orthodontics 349 326 13 40
150 Neurosurgery 5,131 4,651 232 1,196
160 Plastic surgery 32,646 32,824 1,203 5,927
170 Cardiothoracic surgery 8,627 8,928 176 1,817
171 Paediatric surgery 7,315 6,660 398 945
180 Accident and emergency 578 471 16 61
190 Anaesthetics 5,184 4,898 203 796
191 Pain Management 7,225 6,364 360 1,542
300 General medicine 36,630 32,216 1,671 6,581
301 Gastroenterology 18,960 15,647 1,159 3,085
302 Endocrinology 1,094 945 85 185
303 Clinical haematology 6,402 6,106 41 221
305 Clinical pharmacology 14 11 - 1
310 Audiological medicine 4 2 - -
311 Clinical genetics 1 1 - -
313 Clinical Immunology and allergy 213 216 2 16
314 Rehabilitation 519 488 8 64
315 Palliative medicine 466 419 - 146
320 Cardiology 25,504 25,656 831 4,907
330 Dermatology 4,711 5,002 195 496
340 Thoracic medicine 3,111 2,849 196 516
350 Infectious diseases 29 25 - 2
360 Genito-urinary medicine 23 11 - 2
361 Nephrology 1,770 1,040 32 723
370 Medical oncology 3,711 3,223 122 270
371 Nuclear medicine 18 20 2 3
400 Neurology 3,777 3,517 181 758
401 Clinical neuro-physiology 43 44 1 17
410 Rheumatology 4,895 4,448 121 602
420 Paediatrics 3,184 2,863 196 489
421 Paediatric neurology 522 456 16 77
430 Geriatric medicine 1,924 1,720 57 187
450 Dental medicine specialities 489 415 36 58
460 Medical ophthalmology 7 5 3 4
502 Gynaecology 104,678 97,062 2,795 14,900
620 GP (Non-maternity) 457 682 10 73
700 Mental handicap 550 565 - -
710 Mental illness 464 493 10 86
711 Child & adolescent psychiatry 179 176 - 3
715 Old age psychiatry 285 328 - -
800 Clinical oncology 5,036 4,985 36 309
810 Radiology 464 562 14 105
822 Chemical pathology 85 61 3 10
823 Haematology 1,951 2,316 53 94
824 Histopathology 4 - - -
832 Neuropathology 14 14 - 2
900 Community medicine 235 108 2 37
901 Occupational medicine 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 328,304 301,848 8,102 69,330
100 General surgery 78,003 73,134 1,539 13,915
101 Urology 34,977 31,838 733 6,582
110 Trauma and orthopaedics 69,415 60,196 1,439 21,859
120 Ear, Nose and Throat 41,453 37,822 1,439 8,205
130 Ophthalmology 7,721 8,182 243 1,406
140 Oral surgery 7,132 6,585 211 1,379
141 Restorative dentistry 68 84 1 35
142 Paediatric dentistry 261 157 12 55
143 Orthodontics 2 1 - -
150 Neurosurgery 4,302 3,997 199 1,075
160 Plastic surgery 10,653 10,118 363 2,281
170 Cardiothoracic surgery 8,246 8,596 166 1,775
171 Paediatric surgery 2,660 2,282 114 344
180 Accident and emergency 3 6 - 3
190 Anaesthetics 610 394 26 103
191 Pain Management 284 233 9 44
300 General medicine 3,843 3,410 158 683
301 Gastroenterology 1,270 1,030 43 212
302 Endocrinology 236 177 22 45
303 Clinical haematology 740 647 1 80
305 Clinical pharmacology 8 8 - 1
313 Clinical Immunology and allergy 3 1 - 2
314 Rehabilitation 171 150 7 51
315 Palliative medicine 74 62 - 11
320 Cardiology 8,565 8,488 244 1,384
330 Dermatology 519 447 3 82
340 Thoracic medicine 1,682 1,565 144 351
350 Infectious diseases 16 21 - 1
360 Genito-urinary medicine 11 7 - -
361 Nephrology 959 724 20 239
370 Medical oncology 1,101 973 12 125
371 Nuclear medicine 18 14 2 2
400 Neurology 2,244 1,930 123 544
401 Clinical neuro-physiology 24 29 1 14
410 Rheumatology 1,348 1,268 25 139
420 Paediatrics 1,029 979 64 191
421 Paediatric neurology 214 212 6 17
430 Geriatric medicine 772 797 15 34
450 Dental medicine specialities 7 3 - -
460 Medical ophthalmology 1 1 - -
502 Gynaecology 34,377 32,068 673 5,669
620 GP (Non-maternity) 160 228 1 31
700 Mental handicap 550 565 - -
710 Mental illness 445 477 10 85
711 Child & adolescent psychiatry 179 176 - 3
715 Old age psychiatry 276 308 - -
800 Clinical oncology 1,486 1,308 26 229
810 Radiology 69 59 2 23
822 Chemical pathology 53 29 2 8
823 Haematology 46 53 3 2
824 Histopathology 4 - - -
900 Community medicine 13 8 1 11
901 Occupational medicine 1 1 - -

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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 584,869 538,102 19,921 96,226
100 General surgery 95,904 89,800 3,411 16,147
101 Urology 57,582 51,910 2,630 9,335
110 Trauma and orthopaedics 66,436 58,056 1,849 14,022
120 Ear, Nose and Throat 27,992 24,605 653 3,912
130 Ophthalmology 90,081 84,722 1,930 16,578
140 Oral surgery 34,912 31,382 1,277 4,480
141 Restorative dentistry 368 332 90 82
142 Paediatric dentistry 1,389 1,325 87 211
143 Orthodontics 347 325 13 40
150 Neurosurgery 829 654 33 121
160 Plastic surgery 21,993 22,706 840 3,646
170 Cardiothoracic surgery 381 332 10 42
171 Paediatric surgery 4,655 4,378 284 601
180 Accident and emergency 575 465 16 58
190 Anaesthetics 4,574 4,504 177 693
191 Pain Management 6,941 6,131 351 1,498
300 General medicine 32,787 28,806 1,513 5,898
301 Gastroenterology 17,690 14,617 1,116 2,873
302 Endocrinology 858 768 63 140
303 Clinical haematology 5,662 5,459 40 141
305 Clinical pharmacology 6 3 - -
310 Audiological medicine 4 2 - -
311 Clinical genetics 1 1 - -
313 Clinical Immunology and allergy 210 215 2 14
314 Rehabilitation 348 338 1 13
315 Palliative medicine 392 357 - 135
320 Cardiology 16,939 17,168 587 3,523
330 Dermatology 4,192 4,555 192 414
340 Thoracic medicine 1,429 1,284 52 165
350 Infectious diseases 13 4 - 1
360 Genito-urinary medicine 12 4 - 2
361 Nephrology 811 316 12 484
370 Medical oncology 2,610 2,250 110 145
371 Nuclear medicine - 6 - 1
400 Neurology 1,533 1,587 58 214
401 Clinical neuro-physiology 19 15 - 3
410 Rheumatology 3,547 3,180 96 463
420 Paediatrics 2,155 1,884 132 298
421 Paediatric neurology 308 244 10 60
430 Geriatric medicine 1,152 923 42 153
450 Dental medicine specialities 482 412 36 58
460 Medical ophthalmology 6 4 3 4
502 Gynaecology 70,301 64,994 2,122 9,231
620 GP (Non-maternity) 297 454 9 42
710 Mental illness 19 16 - 1
715 Old age psychiatry 9 20 - -
800 Clinical oncology 3,550 3,677 10 80
810 Radiology 395 503 12 82
822 Chemical pathology 32 32 1 2
823 Haematology 1,905 2,263 50 92
832 Neuropathology 14 14 - 2
900 Community medicine 222 100 1 26