Table 1

Number of hospitals and consultants meeting inclusion criteria for each procedure; and number of patients completing preoperative (Pre-op) and postoperative (Post-op) patient-reported outcome measures (PROM) (2009–2012)

Hip replacementKnee replacementHernia repair
Hospitals (PROMs for 40 or more patients)183188197
Consultants (PROMs for 10 or more patients)9481130974
Patients (Pre-op and post-op PROMs and HES linkage)65 46568 10738 965
  • HES, Hospital Episode Statistics.