From a parliamentary answer to a written Question from Norman Lewis MP

Table 1 shows finished admission episodes (FAEs) with primary or secondary diagnosis of schizophrenia.

Table 2 shows FAEs with primary or secondary diagnosis of psychosis.

Admissions do not represent the number of in-patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the year.

Table 1: Counts of FAEs for selected primary diagnoses and primary and secondary diagnoses of *schizophrenia—national health service hospitals England and activity performed in the independent sector in England commissioned by the NHS
	Primary diagnoses of schizophrenia*⁽¹⁾	Primary and secondary diagnoses of schizophrenia*⁽²⁾
1995-96	25,065	33,267
1996-97	25,224	34,267
1997-98	24,627	34,525
1998-99	27,211	37,858
1999-2000	26,091	37,231
2000-01	25,540	37,072
2001-02	26,035	37,873
2002-03	26,267	39,808
2003-04	25,543	40,763
2004-05	26,570	44,279
2005-06	24,571	45,054
2006-07	23,041	45,955

Table 2: Counts of finished admission episodes for selected primary diagnoses and primary and secondary diagnoses of *psychosis—NHS hospitals England and activity performed in the independent sector in England commissioned by English NHS
	Primary diagnoses of psychosis⁽¹⁾	Primary and secondary diagnoses of psychosis⁽²⁾
1995-96	84,813	141,031
1996-97	83,908	142,805
1997-98	81,186	142,131
1998-99	85,622	151,247
1999-2000	82,135	152,387
2000-01	78,195	150,943
2001-02	78,791	157,587
2002-03	80,444	170,149
2003-04	76,615	176,776
2004-05	77,497	192,526
2005-06	72,014	201,446
2006-07	67,004	213,624
⁽¹⁾ Primary diagnoses of schizophrenia: These figures represent a count of FAEs where the selected diagnosis codes for schizophrenia was mentioned in the primary diagnosis field. ⁽²⁾ Primary and secondary diagnoses of schizophrenia: These figures represent a count of FAEs where the selected diagnosis codes for schizophrenia was mentioned in any of the 14 (seven prior to 2002-03) diagnosis fields in a HES record. A record is counted only once if any of these codes recorded more than once in diagnoses fields. Notes: 1. FAEs: A FAE is the first period of in-patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. Please note that admissions do not represent the number of in-patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the year. 2. Diagnosis (primary diagnosis) The primary diagnosis is the first of up to 14 (seven prior to 2002-03) diagnosis fields in the Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) data set and provides the main reason why the patient was in hospital. 3.Secondary diagnoses As well as the primary diagnosis, there are up to 13 (six prior to 2002-03) secondary diagnosis fields in (HES) that show other diagnoses relevant to the episode of care. Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), The NHS Information Centre for Health and Social Care

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