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Hospital Episode Statistics (HES)
Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) is the national statistical data warehouse for England of the care provided by NHS hospitals and for NHS hospital patients treated elsewhere. HES is the data source for a wide range of healthcare analysis for the NHS, Government and many other organisations and individuals.
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The HES database is a record level database of hospital admissions and is currently populated by taking an annual snapshot of a sub-set of the data submitted by NHS Trusts to the NHS-Wide Clearing Service (NWCS). Quarterly information is also collected.
Every year, HES publishes tables of data relating to admitted patient care in NHS hospitals in England. They contain information relating to more than 13 million records and cover a range of topics, including operations and diagnoses.
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