The number of finished consultant episodes, where the patient had a primary or secondary diagnosis of spinal injury, for the last 10 years are given in the following table.
Number 2005-06 21,308 2004-05 19,451 2003-04 18,079 2002-03 16,717 2001-02 14,965 2000-01 14,652 1999-2000 15,072 1998-99 14,808 1997-98 15,036 1996-97 14,877
These are counts of finished consultant episodes, not the number of patients treated.
The number of hospital admission episodes, where the patient had a primary or secondary spinal injury, and were admitted via accident and emergency (A&E), in the last 10 years is given in the following table.
Number 2005-06 11,861 2004-05 11,185 2003-04 10,460 2002-03 9,815 2001-02 8,951 2000-01 9,086 1999-2000 9,456 1998-99 9,297 1997-98 9,370 1996-97 9,386 Note: This is a count of episodes (not patients) where the patient was admitted to hospital via A&E. Patients who attended accident and emergency, but were not admitted to hospital, are not included.