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<p>This information in not available in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p>In the following table, we have provided information concerning the number
of finished admission episodes (FAEs)<sup>1</sup> with a primary diagnosis<sup>2</sup>
of carpal tunnel syndrome<sup>3</sup> for the years 2010-11 to 2012-13<sup>4</sup>.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>FAEs with primary
diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>58,725</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>54,445</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>51,619</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Activity in English NHS Hospitals and English NHS commissioned activity in
the independent sector</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p> </p><ol
start="1" type="1"><li>A finished admission episode (FAE) is the first period of inpatient
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 inpatients, as a person may have more than one admission within the
period.</li><li>The primary diagnosis is the first of up to 20 (14 from 2002-03 to
2006-07 and 7 prior to 2002-03) diagnosis fields in the Hospital Episode Statistics
(HES) data set and provides the main reason why the patient was admitted to hospital.</li><li>The
Code used to classify carpal tunnel syndrome is “Carpal tunnel syndrome”.</li><li>HES
figures are available from 1989-90 onwards. Changes to the figures over time need
to be interpreted in the context of improvements in data quality and coverage (particularly
in earlier years), improvements in coverage of independent sector activity (particularly
from 2006-07) and changes in NHS practice. For example, changes in activity may be
due to changes in the provision of care.</li><li>The Health and Social Care Information
Centre have advised that they are unable to identify new diagnosis of a disease and
are only able to report on hospital treatment for a disease or condition.</li></ol><p>
</p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> Hospital Episode Statistics (HES),
Health and Social Care Information Centre</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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