Table 1.
Changes in volumes between 2019 and 2020 and local area characteristics by socioeconomic and ethnic minority quintiles
| A. Socioeconomic deprivation | Least deprived quintile | Most deprived quintile | |||
| Elective admissions | |||||
| Elective admissions per 1000 population March–December 2019 | 145.3 | 151.3 | 148.0 | 143.9 | 142.7 |
| Elective admissions per 1000 population March–December 2020 | 93.7 | 97.6 | 95.6 | 93.0 | 90.2 |
| Percentage change in elective admissions March–December 2020 compared with 2019 | −35.5 | −35.5 | −35.4 | −35.4 | −36.8 |
| Absolute change in elective admissions per 1000 population March–December 2020 compared with 2019 | −51.6 | −53.7 | −52.4 | −51.0 | −52.5 |
| Emergency admissions | |||||
| Emergency admissions per 1000 population March–December 2019 | 85.2 | 91.3 | 94.7 | 100.3 | 118.4 |
| Non-primary COVID-19 emergency admissions per 1000 population March–December 2020 | 67.4 | 72.5 | 74.6 | 78.2 | 90.2 |
| Percentage change in non-primary COVID-19 emergency admissions March–December 2020 compared with 2019 | −21.0 | −20.6 | −21.2 | −22.1 | −23.8 |
| Absolute change in non-primary COVID-19 emergency admissions per 1000 population March–December 2020 compared with 2019 | −17.9 | −18.8 | −20.1 | −22.2 | −28.1 |
| Total number of primary COVID-19 emergency admissions per 1000 population March–December 2020 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.7 |
| Area characteristics | |||||
| Mean Charlson score 2019 admissions | 1.25 | 1.32 | 1.33 | 1.30 | 1.27 |
| Mean 2019 population age | 43.1 | 42.8 | 41.4 | 39.0 | 36.8 |
| Mean 2019 population % female | 51.0 | 50.9 | 50.6 | 50.3 | 50.4 |
| Mean % ethnic minority 2019 admissions | 6.8 | 7.6 | 12.2 | 18.7 | 20.6 |
| B. Proportion ethnic minority | Lowest % ethnic minority quintile | Highest % ethnic minority quintile | |||
| Elective admissions | |||||
| Elective admissions per 1000 population March–December 2019 | 169.8 | 153.6 | 144.3 | 134.6 | 129.0 |
| Elective admissions per 1000 population March–December 2020 | 110.0 | 97.3 | 92.5 | 86.2 | 84.3 |
| Percentage change in elective admissions March–December 2020 compared with 2019 | −35.2 | −36.7 | −35.9 | −36.0 | −34.7 |
| Absolute change in elective admissions per 1000 population March–December 2020 compared with 2019 | −59.8 | −56.3 | −51.8 | −48.4 | −44.7 |
| Emergency admissions | |||||
| Emergency admissions per 1000 population March–December 2019 | 103.1 | 101.7 | 99.7 | 96.0 | 89.3 |
| Non-primary COVID-19 emergency admissions per 1000 population March–December 2020 | 83.0 | 81.4 | 79.2 | 74.7 | 64.5 |
| Percentage change in non-primary COVID-19 emergency admissions March–December 2020 compared with 2019 | −19.6 | −19.9 | −20.6 | −22.2 | −27.7 |
| Absolute change in non-primary COVID-19 emergency admissions per 1000 population March–December 2020 compared with 2019 | −20.2 | −20.3 | −20.5 | −21.3 | −24.7 |
| Total number of primary COVID-19 emergency admissions per 1000 population March–December 2020 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
| Area characteristics | |||||
| Mean Charlson score 2019 admissions | 1.40 | 1.31 | 1.26 | 1.22 | 1.27 |
| Mean 2019 population age | 44.9 | 42.7 | 40.8 | 38.6 | 35.2 |
| Mean 2019 population % female | 51.2 | 51.0 | 50.8 | 50.5 | 49.6 |
| Mean socioeconomic deprivation quintile | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.8 |
Note: all population levels are for 2019.
Source: authors’ calculations using NHS Digital’s Hospital Episode Statistics and Office for National Statistics (2020).