Monthly high-level national figures are published for two financial years, with full releases and analysis tools published quarterly in February, May, August, and November. The dataset measures health gain in patients undergoing hip replacement, knee replacement, varicose vein, and groin hernia surgery in England, based on questionnaire responses before and after surgery. Data is published by NHS Digital and is provisional until an annual final publication is produced for each completed data year.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in patient-reported health gains for specific surgeries based on the pre- and post-operative questionnaire responses mentioned in the description.
- Compare surgical outcome performance across different time periods based on the monthly and quarterly publication schedule.
- Evaluate the impact of common elective procedures like hip and knee replacements on patient quality of life based on the health gain measures.
- Support national healthcare quality assessments for varicose vein and groin hernia surgeries based on the high-level national figures.
Strengths
- Data is updated monthly for high-level figures and quarterly for full releases with analysis tools.
- Covers four specific surgical procedures: hip replacement, knee replacement, varicose vein, and groin hernia surgery.
- Includes pre- and post-operative patient questionnaire responses to measure health gain.
- Published by NHS Digital, a national healthcare authority.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data is provisional until declared finalised for a given year.
Provenance
- Source
- NHS Digital
- Collection Method
- Patient questionnaires administered before and after surgery.
- Time Range
- Covers financial years currently being updated; publications are provisional until finalised annually.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:34.701648; data is updated monthly and quarterly.
- Geography
- England