Health Services
(asked on 18th September 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) outpatient and (b) inpatient appointments were carried out by the NHS in each year since 2010.
The following table shows information on appointments in an outpatient setting, and visits to inpatient settings, which are termed 'admissions'. Data is not available for 2010/11 and 2011/12:
Year | Outpatient appointments attended | Finished Admission Episodes |
2012/13 | 75,455,584 |
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2013/14 | 82,060,422 | 15,462,057 |
2014/15 | 85,631,701 | 15,892,457 |
2015/16 | 89,436,458 | 16,251,841 |
2016/17 | 93,944,301 | 16,546,667 |
2017/18 | 93,544,388 | 16,622,939 |
2018/19 | 96,420,114 | 17,127,498 |
2019/20 | 96,421,998 | 17,202,558 |
2020/21 | 78,416,274 | 12,813,120 |
2021/22 | 95,534,839 | 15,979,490 |
2022/23 | 95,942,189 | 16,399,596 |
Source: Published Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS England
The following table shows information on diagnostic tests, covering 15 key diagnostic tests:
Year | Diagnostic Tests (DM01) |
2010 | 14,871,766 |
2011 | 15,596,624 |
2012 | 16,716,609 |
2013 | 17,615,951 |
2014 | 18,777,918 |
2015 | 19,985,469 |
2016 | 20,999,112 |
2017 | 21,842,681 |
2018 | 22,616,427 |
2019 | 23,619,514 |
2020 | 18,252,314 |
2021 | 22,319,108 |
2022 | 23,930,532 |
2023* | 15,200,973 |
Source: NHS England Diagnostics Waiting Times and Activity July 2023 publication – NHS England Diagnostic activity data for 15 key diagnostic tests (DM01)
Note: *2023 is activity up to and including July 2023.