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Acute Cerebral/Acute Coronary Events

Dr. Gibson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the incidence of (a) acute cerebral events and (b) acute coronary events has been in each of the last five years; [14923]

(2) what the average age of people suffering from (a) stroke and (b) coronary episode has been in each of the last five years. [14931]

Mr. Byrne: The information requested is shown in the table.
 
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All diagnosis count of episodes, mean and median age for selected diagnoses⁽¹⁸¹⁾, national health service hospitals, England, 1997–98 to 2003–04

	All diagnosis count of episodes	Mean age
	Stroke	Coronary	Stroke	Coronary
1999–2000	161,062	499,841	73.7	69.5
2000–01	162,293	537,780	73.9	69.8
2001–02	167,952	552,586	74.0	70.2
2002–03	179,427	597,607	74.1	70.6
2003–04	178,020	608,023	74.2	71.0

⁽¹⁸¹⁾Selected diagnoses:
(a) Cerebral event" would probably fall under the categories listed here under stroke".
Stroke:
I60.0 Subarachnoid haemorrhage from carotid siphon and bifurcation
I60.1 Subarachnoid haemorrhage from middle cerebral artery
I60.2 Subarachnoid haemorrhage from anterior communicating artery
I60.3 Subarachnoid haemorrhage from posterior communicating artery
I60.4 Subarachnoid haemorrhage from basilar artery
I60.5 Subarachnoid haemorrhage from vertebral artery
I60.6 Subarachnoid haemorrhage from other intracranial arteries
I60.7 Subarachnoid haemorrhage from intracranial artery, unspecified
I60.8 Other Subarachnoid haemorrhage
I60.9 Subarachnoid haemorrhage, unspecified
I61.0 Intracerebral haemorrhage in hemisphere, subcortical
I61.1 Intracerebral haemorrhage in hemisphere, cortical
I61.2 Intracerebral haemorrhage in hemisphere, unspecified
I61.3 Intracerebral haemorrhage in brain stem
I61.4 Intracerebral haemorrhage in cerebellum
I61.5 Intracerebral haemorrhage, intraventricular
I61.6 Intracerebral haemorrhage, multiple localized
I61.8 Other intracerebral haemorrhage
I61.9 Intracerebral haemorrhage, unspecified
I62.0 Subdural haemorrhage (acute) (nontraumatic)
I62.1 Nontraumatic extradural haemorrhage
I62.9 Intracranial haemorrhage (nontraumatic), unspecified
I63.0 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of precerebral arteries
I63.1 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of precerebral arteries
I63.2 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of precerebral arteries
I63.3 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of cerebral arteries
I63.4 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of cerebral arteries
I63.5 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of cerebral arteries
I63.6 Cerebral infarction due to cerebral venous thrombosis, nonpyogenic
I63.8 Other cerebral infarction
I63.9 Cerebral infarction, unspecified
I64.X Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction
(b) As coronary event" could possibly refer to either myocardial infarction or angina, both have been included, and the codes for cardiac arrest have also been added.
I20.0 Unstable angina
I20.1 Angina pectoris with documented spasm
I20.8 Other forms of angina pectoris
I20.9 Angina pectoris, unspecified
I21.0 Acute transmural myocardial infarction of anterior wall
I21.1 Acute transmural myocardial infarction of inferior wall
I21.2 Acute transmural myocardial infarction of other sites
I21.3 Acute transmural myocardial infarction of unspecified site
I21.4 Acute subendocardial myocardial infarction
I21.9 Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified
I22.0 Subsequent myocardial infarction of anterior wall
I22.1 Subsequent myocardial infarction of inferior wall
I22.8 Subsequent myocardial infarction of other sites
I22.9 Subsequent myocardial infarction of unspecified site
I46.0 Cardiac arrest with successful resuscitation
I46.1 Sudden cardiac death, so described
I46.9 Cardiac arrest, unspecified
Notes:
1.All diagnoses count of episodes—these figures represent a count of all finished consultant episodes (FCEs) where the diagnosis was mentioned in any of the 14 (seven prior to 2002–03) diagnosis fields in a hospital episode statistics (HES) record.
2.The primary diagnosis is the first of up to 14 (seven prior to 2002–03) diagnosis fields in the HES data set and provides the main reason why the patient was in hospital.
3.As well as the primary diagnosis, there are up to 13 (six prior to 2002–03) secondary diagnosis fields in HES that show other diagnoses relevant to the episode of care.
4.A FCE is defined as a period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. Please note that the figures do not represent the number of patients, as a person may have more than one episode of care within the year.
5.Figures are grossed for both coverage and missing/invalid clinical data, except for 2003–04, which are not yet adjusted for shortfalls.
Source:
HES, Health and Social Care Information Centre.




 
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Adoption (Romania)

Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children have been adopted from Romania in the last 10 years involving home study assessments in the UK. [14531]

Beverley Hughes: I have been asked to reply.

This information is not available centrally. The following table shows the number of applications to adopt from Romania, including a home study assessment, processed since 1994 by the Department of Health and since June 2003 by the Department for Education and Skills:

	Number of applications
1994	14
1995	9
1996	10
1997	5
1998	17
1999	18
2000	24
2001	5
2002	3
2003	1
2004	0
2005	1

Adverse Drug Reactions (Older People)

Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 4 July 2005, Official Report, column 201W, on adverse drug reactions (older people), what the equivalent figures were in 1997. [12691]

Jane Kennedy: I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave on 20 July 2005, Official Report, column 1885–86W.

Alcohol-related Conditions

Mr. Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have been treated by accident and emergency departments in Milton Keynes General Hospital for alcohol-related conditions and injuries in the last 12 months. [14243]

Ms Rosie Winterton: The information requested is not available centrally.
 
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Anne Main: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people under the age of 30 years in the area corresponding most closely to St. Albans (a) are subject to alcohol treatment orders, (b) being treated for alcohol-related illnesses and (c) have been convicted of alcohol-related offences in the last 12 months; and whatthe equivalent figures have been in each year since 1997. [13412]

Ms Rosie Winterton: Information as to the number of people under the age of 30 years in the area corresponding most closely to St. Albans is not collected centrally.

The number of people being treated for alcohol-related illnesses are only available by health authority. The table shows the number of finished hospital episodes, which is the only data available, for people under or over 18 in the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Strategic Health Authority (SHA) area, which includes residents of St. Albans, who have been treated for alcohol-related diseases. The figures for those convicted of alcohol-related offences is not held by the Department.
Counts of finished admission episodes for selected alcohol related diseases1 by SHA of residence and age grouping—national health service hospitals, England 1996–97 to 2003–04

	Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire SHA
	Under 18	Over 18
1996–97	139	526
1997–98	159	677
1998–99	148	712
1999–2000	158	734
2000–01	122	629
2001–02	176	687
2002–03	148	707
2003–04	133	815

⁽¹⁸²⁾Alcohol related diseases defined as following ICD-10 codes recorded in primary diagnosis
F10—Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol.
K70—Alcoholic liver disease.
T51—Toxic effect of alcohol.
Notes:
1.alcohol related" is not a clearly defined condition and that there may be some differences in codes used in different cases.
2.The figures do not relate to the number of people diagnosed with specified conditions, but the number of admitted care episodes in NHS hospitals where the codes were the primary diagnosis.
Source:
Hospital episode statistics, Health and Social Care information Centre.

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