Statistical information on hospital services - how the information is made available and whether it is available free of charge or upon payment
Description - Standard data produced from Hospital Episode Statistics which is derived from admitted patient records generated by the administration systems within NHS Trusts
Availability - Winter following previous complete activity year ending 31st March
Cost - Summary tables available free on DH web site, bespoke statistics attract a charge.
Description - National Statistics. Includes details of ordinary and day case waiting lists for NHS Trusts in England for each quarter of the financial year. Information is available at consultant specialty level. Totals for England are also included.
Availability - Quarterly in the quarter following the statistical collection quarter
Cost - Free on DH web site
Description - National Statistics. Includes details of ordinary and day case waiting lists of the responsible population of every Primary Care Trust (PCT) in England for each quarter of the financial year. Information is available at consultant specialty level. Totals for England are also included
Availability - Quarterly in the quarter following the statistical collection quarter
Cost - Free on DH web site
Description - National Staistics. Number of imaging and radiodiagnostics examinations or tests, by imaging modality.
Availability - Annually in summer following statistical collection year
Cost - Free on DH web site
Description - National Statistics. Summarises information about people detained under the 1983 Mental Health Act in NHS facilities, including high security psychiatric hospitals, and private mental nursing homes.
Availability - Annually in autumn following statistical collection year
Cost - Free on DH web site
Description - National Statistics. Provides data at Trust, PCT, High Security Psychiatric Hospital, Health Authority (in respect of private facilities only) and Regional level, on patients formally detained in hospitals under the Mental Health Act 1983, previously published at England level in the Statistical Bulletin.
Availability - Annually in spring following statistical collection year
Cost - free on DH web site
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