Download the latest private data drop

Our latest data describing private elective care in the UK for 1 April 2022 – 31 March 2023 is now available to download. The latest datasheets include statistics on Private Hospital Patient Volumes, Length of Stay, Never Events, Infections, Health Outcomes and Hospital Reported Adverse Events.

The updated statistics show:

• 27 Never Events were reported in private care between 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023, where 372 sites out of 643 have provided complete data.
• 343 healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) were reported, at a rate of 25 per 100,000 bed days. Due to incomplete data, there were an additional 14 infections where a rate could not be calculated. This compares to 316 in the previous 12-month period (1 January 2022 – 31 December 2022), with a rate of 21.6 in every 100,000 bed days. There were 24 infections that could not be calculated with a rate in the previous period.
• There were 104 surgical site infections reported between 1 April 2022 - 33 March 2023. The percentage risk of a patient developing an infection remained at 0.2% from 2021.
• The percentage of patients reporting positive health improvement following hip replacement surgery (undertaken as a primary procedure) was 98.2% between 1 April 2022 - 31 March 2023 (remaining equal as compared to the following year). The percentage of patients reporting positive health improvement following knee replacement surgery (undertaken as a primary procedure) was 95.4% during the same period (decreasing by 0.2% to the following year).

All the aggregated statistics are available to download and include NHS Volume and Length of Stay delivered in independent hospitals over the same period.