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<p>Information is not held in the format requested. The available data from Hospital
Episode Statistics (HES) dataset for the years 2010-11 through to 2016-17 is shown
in the table below and provides a count of finished admission episodes<sup>1</sup>
(FAEs) with a main or secondary spinal procedure<sup>2</sup>, for the West Midlands
Government Office Region. Figures do not represent the number of individual patients,
as a person may have more than one episode of care in the same year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>FAEs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>12,475</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>11,893</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>11,637</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>11,641</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>12,147</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>12,422</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>12,503</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source:
HES, NHS Digital</p><p>Notes:</p><p><sup>1</sup>A FAE is the first period of admitted
patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FAEs are counted
against the year or month in which the admission episode finishes. Admissions do not
represent the number of patients, as a person may have more than one admission within
the period.</p><p><sup>2</sup>The first recorded procedure or intervention in each
episode, usually the most resource intensive procedure or intervention performed during
the episode. It is appropriate to use main procedure when looking at admission details,
(e.g. time waited), but a more complete count of episodes with a particular procedure
is obtained by looking at the main and the secondary procedures. The first recorded
procedure or intervention in each episode, usually the most resource intensive procedure
or intervention performed during the episode. It is appropriate to use main procedure
when looking at admission details, (e.g. time waited), but a more complete count of
episodes with a particular procedure is obtained by looking at the main and the secondary
procedures.</p>
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