Hospital Admitted Patient Care Activity, 2021-22

There were 2.1 million admissions with a primary diagnosis of diseases of the digestive system and a similar number for with a primary diagnosis of a neoplasm.

In 2020-21 the most common primary diagnosis was for ‘Neoplasms’ with digestive disorders being the second most common. 

Nationally, the most commonly recorded main procedures, were ‘miscellaneous operations’ (2.2 million episodes), comprising of operations on multiple systems, drug therapy, and operations that could not be categorised elsewhere.