Hernias: Surgery

(asked on 14th October 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many hernia operations were carried out in the NHS in (1) 2018, (2) 2019, and (3) 2020.


Answered by
Lord Kamall Portrait
Lord Kamall
This question was answered on 5th November 2021

The following table shows the number of finished consultant episodes (FCE) for primary or secondary hernia operations in England in 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21.

2018/19

2019/20

2020/21

132,145

121,555

61,385

Source: NHS Digital Hospital Episode Statistics

Notes:

  1. A FCE is a continuous period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider.
  2. Primary and secondary hernia operations refer to first surgical procedures and secondary follow up operations.
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