Hospitals in the United Kingdom

Statistics report on hospitals in the United Kingdom (UK)

Hospitals in the United Kingdom

This report presents a range of statistics and facts about hospitals and hospital departments in the United Kingdom. Chapters within the report cover the accident and emergency department, mental health hospitals, maternity departments and oncology services. Many of the statistics in the report refer to a single country within the United Kingdom since healthcare is a devolved matter so treatments offered may vary from one country of the UK to another.

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Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Admissions to NHS hospitals in England, quarterly Q2 2016/17 - Q2 2019/20
  • Premium Statistic Emergency admissions to NHS hospitals in Scotland 2005-2019
  • Premium Statistic Admissions to NHS hospitals in Wales 2004/05-2020/21
  • Premium Statistic Admissions to NHS hospitals in Northern Ireland 2010-2024
  • Premium Statistic Average length of stay in hospital in the UK 2010-2022
  • Premium Statistic Leading busiest hospitals in England 2022/23, by number of admissions
  • Premium Statistic Overall rating of NHS acute hospitals core services in England in 2023, by service

Accident and Emergency Department

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  • Premium Statistic Accident and emergency attendance rates in England 2023/24, by age
  • Premium Statistic Share of accident and emergency attendances in England 2023/24, by diagnosis
  • Premium Statistic Accident and emergency attendances in England 2012/13-2023/24, by gender
  • Basic Statistic England: Hospital A&E attendees seen within four hours 2011-2024, by month
  • Basic Statistic England: emergency calls that received a face to face emergency response 2011-2017
  • Basic Statistic Category A emergency calls resulting in an emergency response in England 2011-2017
  • Basic Statistic Category A emergency calls: ambulance response within 8 minutes in England 2012-2017
  • Basic Statistic Category A emergency calls: ambulance response within 19 minutes in England 2011-2018
  • Premium Statistic England: Hospital providers with the longest A&E waiting times in Q4 2018/19
  • Premium Statistic Patients spending more than four hours in the emergency department Scotland 2023
  • Premium Statistic Patients spending more than four hours in the emergency department in N. Ireland 2021

Mental Health hospitals

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  • Basic Statistic Deaths caused by mental disorders in England and Wales 2021, by gender and age
  • Basic Statistic Mental Health detentions after admission to hospital England 2009-2023
  • Basic Statistic All detentions under the Mental Health Act 1983 in England 2009-2023
  • Basic Statistic Detentions under the Mental Health Act 1983 in England 2022/23, by age
  • Premium Statistic Psychiatric inpatient admissions in Scotland 2005-2023
  • Premium Statistic Psychiatric inpatient length of stay in Scotland 2022/23
  • Basic Statistic Admissions to mental health hospitals in Northern Ireland 2009-2023
  • Basic Statistic Average length of stay in mental health hospitals in Northern Ireland 2009/10-2021/22
  • Basic Statistic Inpatients in mental health hospitals in Northern Ireland 2009-2023
  • Basic Statistic Admissions under Mental Health Order in Northern Ireland 2009-2024, by gender

Maternity Department

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  • Basic Statistic Number of maternal deliveries in NHS hospitals in England 2022/23, by age
  • Basic Statistic Postnatal length of stay in hospitals in England 2022/23
  • Basic Statistic Antenatal length of stay in hospitals in England 2022/23
  • Basic Statistic Childbirth: method of delivery in NHS hospitals in England 2022/23
  • Basic Statistic Place of maternity in hospital in England 2022/23
  • Basic Statistic Maternities in National Health Service hospitals in England 2005-2023
  • Basic Statistic Childbirth: person conducting delivery in England 2022/23
  • Basic Statistic Share of births spontaneous or by c-section in Scotland 2003/04-2022/23

Oncology

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  • Premium Statistic England: cancer patients starting treatment within 31 days of decision 2020/21
  • Premium Statistic England: patients starting treatment for cancer within two months of referral 2020/21
  • Basic Statistic Cancer patients: seen by hospital within 3 months of referral in England 2010-2019
  • Basic Statistic Cancer specialist referral as soon as necessary in England 2010-2019
  • Basic Statistic Individuals diagnosed with cancer in Scotland 2013-2017, by treatment type
  • Premium Statistic Patients starting treatment for cancer within two months in Wales 2019
  • Premium Statistic Cancer patients starting treatment within two months in Wales 2016-2019
  • Basic Statistic Hospital cancer care as an inpatient in England 2019
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