Table 1.

Total number of SCS procedures (combined A48.3 and A48.4 OPCS procedures) from 2008 to 2012

		2008–2009			2009–2010			2010–2011			2011–2012
Regional SHA	Population	Number of cases	Cases/million	95% CI	Number of cases	Cases/million	95% CI	Number of cases	Cases/million	95% CI	Number of cases	Cases/million	95% CI
East Midlands	4 380 276	25	5.7	4 to 8	53	12.1	9 to 15	56	12.8	10 to 16	75	17.1	14 to 21
East of England	5 714 218	137	24.0	21 to 28	175	30.6	27 to 34	205	35.9	32 to 40	170	29.8	26 to 34
London	7 757 619	83	10.7	9 to 13	60	7.7	6 to 10	81	10.4	8 to 13	73	9.4	8 to 12
North East	2 577 541	136	52.8	47 to 59	120	46.6	41 to 53	95	36.9	31 to 43	112	43.5	38 to 50
North West	6 923 825	132	19.1	16 to 22	155	22.4	19 to 26	169	24.4	21 to 28	173	25.0	22 to 28
South Central	4 069 352	20	4.9	3 to 7	39	9.6	7 to 13	44	10.8	8 to 14	38	9.3	7 to 13
South East Coast	4 302 298	92	21.4	18 to 26	81	18.8	15 to 23	106	24.6	21 to 29	108	25.1	21 to 29
South West	5 181 449	109	21.0	18 to 25	99	19.1	16 to 23	88	17.0	14 to 20	116	22.4	19 to 26
West Midlands	5 421 595	50	9.2	7 to 12	53	9.8	8 to 13	45	8.3	6 to 11	43	7.9	6 to 11
Yorkshire and the Humber	5 244 956	123	23.5	20 to 27	133	25.4	22 to 29	172	32.8	29 to 37	174	33.2	29 to 37
Total	51 573 129	907	17.6	17 to 19	968	18.8	18 to 20	1061	20.6	19 to 22	1082	21.0	20 to 22

SAS, spinal cord stimulation; SHA, Strategic Health Authority.