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Quarter 4 2003/2004
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 986,640 900,414 23,927 173,790
100 General surgery 176,109 163,512 4,444 28,568
101 Urology 90,859 81,591 2,880 14,361
110 Trauma and orthopaedics 155,170 133,966 2,963 40,626
120 Ear, Nose and Throat 75,037 66,236 1,813 14,161
130 Ophthalmology 105,512 106,388 1,646 20,516
140 Oral surgery 43,894 40,003 1,598 6,434
141 Restorative dentistry 1,323 1,031 72 369
142 Paediatric dentistry 2,240 2,054 79 237
143 Orthodontics 203 274 11 38
150 Neurosurgery 6,818 5,940 221 1,392
160 Plastic surgery 34,849 33,274 744 5,410
170 Cardiothoracic surgery 11,134 10,131 63 1,677
171 Paediatric surgery 8,155 7,926 262 1,021
180 Accident and emergency 729 635 35 155
190 Anaesthetics 5,913 5,148 142 960
191 Pain Management 8,371 7,798 332 1,234
300 General medicine 34,367 30,211 1,126 5,131
301 Gastroenterology 27,140 20,852 1,052 4,477
302 Endocrinology 1,896 1,447 183 224
303 Clinical haematology 9,163 8,725 118 409
305 Clinical pharmacology 15 12 2 3
311 Clinical genetics 6 5 - -
313 Clinical Immunology and allergy 227 233 6 24
314 Rehabilitation 373 358 14 57
315 Palliative medicine 532 383 1 140
320 Cardiology 37,115 34,479 771 6,240
330 Dermatology 6,281 5,616 119 630
340 Thoracic medicine 4,039 3,457 179 641
350 Infectious diseases 23 12 - -
360 Genito-urinary medicine 36 34 3 3
361 Nephrology 2,129 1,817 73 595
370 Medical oncology 3,558 3,348 45 212
371 Nuclear medicine 24 20 - 2
400 Neurology 5,254 4,838 178 718
401 Clinical neuro-physiology 12 11 2 4
410 Rheumatology 5,669 4,988 99 628
420 Paediatrics 4,400 3,866 187 529
421 Paediatric neurology 610 512 16 81
430 Geriatric medicine 1,243 1,276 24 177
450 Dental medicine specialities 257 232 7 45
460 Medical ophthalmology 19 10 - 2
502 Gynaecology 106,463 98,265 2,290 14,876
620 GP (Non-maternity) 610 565 9 38
700 Mental handicap 408 388 - 17
710 Mental illness 657 601 28 144
711 Child & adolescent psychiatry 251 253 - 36
712 Forensic psychiatry 32 28 - -
713 Psychotherapy 21 21 - 9
715 Old age psychiatry 177 175 - 3
800 Clinical oncology 5,005 4,976 56 337
810 Radiology 771 724 18 111
822 Chemical pathology 104 94 6 16
823 Haematology 1,218 1,408 9 39
830 Immunopathology 83 138 - 23
832 Neuropathology 21 22 - 2
900 Community medicine 115 107 1 8

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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 360,108 332,362 6,942 73,383
100 General surgery 80,581 76,989 1,386 13,448
101 Urology 36,241 32,649 752 6,588
110 Trauma and orthopaedics 80,860 70,162 1,402 24,126
120 Ear, Nose and Throat 44,521 40,803 1,210 9,914
130 Ophthalmology 7,964 8,639 111 1,112
140 Oral surgery 7,830 7,167 254 1,382
141 Restorative dentistry 619 541 4 119
142 Paediatric dentistry 299 217 2 45
143 Orthodontics 3 3 - 1
150 Neurosurgery 5,840 5,122 155 1,263
160 Plastic surgery 10,789 10,826 171 2,213
170 Cardiothoracic surgery 10,698 9,761 60 1,639
171 Paediatric surgery 2,810 2,628 73 352
180 Accident and emergency - 3 1 4
190 Anaesthetics 453 439 10 57
191 Pain Management 337 341 9 67
300 General medicine 4,153 3,843 97 709
301 Gastroenterology 1,650 1,333 26 265
302 Endocrinology 325 321 23 27
303 Clinical haematology 896 816 3 78
305 Clinical pharmacology 15 11 2 3
311 Clinical genetics 1 - - -
313 Clinical Immunology and allergy 2 9 - -
314 Rehabilitation 241 242 14 46
315 Palliative medicine 88 74 - 13
320 Cardiology 12,378 11,848 186 2,015
330 Dermatology 569 427 2 85
340 Thoracic medicine 2,114 1,840 110 397
350 Infectious diseases 13 12 - -
360 Genito-urinary medicine 2 - - 1
361 Nephrology 1,244 1,018 54 293
370 Medical oncology 1,206 1,140 19 91
371 Nuclear medicine 22 20 - 2
400 Neurology 2,801 2,517 120 494
401 Clinical neuro-physiology 12 11 2 4
410 Rheumatology 1,543 1,432 36 166
420 Paediatrics 841 811 17 93
421 Paediatric neurology 276 268 4 20
430 Geriatric medicine 431 472 5 79
450 Dental medicine specialities 6 3 1 -
460 Medical ophthalmology 11 8 - -
502 Gynaecology 35,592 33,979 526 5,678
620 GP (Non-maternity) 153 156 - -
700 Mental handicap 408 388 - 17
710 Mental illness 657 601 28 144
711 Child & adolescent psychiatry 188 171 - 17
712 Forensic psychiatry 32 28 - -
713 Psychotherapy 21 21 - 9
715 Old age psychiatry 177 175 - 3
800 Clinical oncology 1,877 1,818 53 246
810 Radiology 202 145 6 43
822 Chemical pathology 71 65 6 11
823 Haematology 26 34 2 2
830 Immunopathology 2 1 - 1
900 Community medicine 17 14 - 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 626,532 568,052 16,985 100,407
100 General surgery 95,528 86,523 3,058 15,120
101 Urology 54,618 48,942 2,128 7,773
110 Trauma and orthopaedics 74,310 63,804 1,561 16,500
120 Ear, Nose and Throat 30,516 25,433 603 4,247
130 Ophthalmology 97,548 97,749 1,535 19,404
140 Oral surgery 36,064 32,836 1,344 5,052
141 Restorative dentistry 704 490 68 250
142 Paediatric dentistry 1,941 1,837 77 192
143 Orthodontics 200 271 11 37
150 Neurosurgery 978 818 66 129
160 Plastic surgery 24,060 22,448 573 3,197
170 Cardiothoracic surgery 436 370 3 38
171 Paediatric surgery 5,345 5,298 189 669
180 Accident and emergency 729 632 34 151
190 Anaesthetics 5,460 4,709 132 903
191 Pain Management 8,034 7,457 323 1,167
300 General medicine 30,214 26,368 1,029 4,422
301 Gastroenterology 25,490 19,519 1,026 4,212
302 Endocrinology 1,571 1,126 160 197
303 Clinical haematology 8,267 7,909 115 331
305 Clinical pharmacology - 1 - -
311 Clinical genetics 5 5 - -
313 Clinical Immunology and allergy 225 224 6 24
314 Rehabilitation 132 116 - 11
315 Palliative medicine 444 309 1 127
320 Cardiology 24,737 22,631 585 4,225
330 Dermatology 5,712 5,189 117 545
340 Thoracic medicine 1,925 1,617 69 244
350 Infectious diseases 10 - - -
360 Genito-urinary medicine 34 34 3 2
361 Nephrology 885 799 19 302
370 Medical oncology 2,352 2,208 26 121
371 Nuclear medicine 2 - - -
400 Neurology 2,453 2,321 58 224
410 Rheumatology 4,126 3,556 63 462
420 Paediatrics 3,559 3,055 170 436
421 Paediatric neurology 334 244 12 61
430 Geriatric medicine 812 804 19 98
450 Dental medicine specialities 251 229 6 45
460 Medical ophthalmology 8 2 - 2
502 Gynaecology 70,871 64,286 1,764 9,198
620 GP (Non-maternity) 457 409 9 38
711 Child & adolescent psychiatry 63 82 - 19
800 Clinical oncology 3,128 3,158 3 91
810 Radiology 569 579 12 68
822 Chemical pathology 33 29 - 5
823 Haematology 1,192 1,374 7 37
830 Immunopathology 81 137 - 22
832 Neuropathology 21 22 - 2
900 Community medicine 98 93 1 7