Publication, Part of Hospital Admitted Patient Care Activity
Hospital Admitted Patient Care Activity 2019-20
National statistics, Accredited official statistics
Summary Report - Episodes
Finished Consultant Episodes (FCEs)
There were 20.9 million FCEs recorded in 2019-20, compared to 20.8 million in 2018-19. This represents an increase of 0.7 per cent, the smallest annual percentage increase since 2001-02.
The average annual growth for FCEs over the last twenty years has been 2.8 per cent
Finished Admission Episodes (FAEs)
There were 17.2 million FAEs recorded in 2019-20, compared to 17.1 million in 2018-19. This represents an increase of 0.4 per cent
Day case and ordinary episodes, 2010-11 to 2019-20
In 2019-20 64.4 per cent of episodes were ordinary episodes involving a planned overnight stay and 35.6 per cent were day cases.
The proportion of day cases increased year on year between 2010-11 until 2016-17; however, over the last three years these percentages have been stable.
Last edited: 18 November 2020 2:17 pm