Table 1.

Bed days, LOS and readmissions (within 30 days of original spell)* for patients with a primary diagnosis of IDA between 2012/2013 and 2017/2018

HES year/date range	Total bed days	Total non-elective bed days	Total elective bed days	Mean LOS total	Mean LOS non-elective spells	Mean LOS elective spells	% non-elective readmitting	% elective/DC readmitting	Difference between % non-elective and % elective/day case
2012/2013	73 929	5495	68 434	1.80	4.28	0.09	22.4	6.4	15.9
2013/2014	72 464	4370	68 094	1.65	4.05	0.06	21.5	6.1	15.4
2014/2015	75 076	5070	70 006	1.58	3.86	0.07	22.5	6.2	16.3
2015/2016	80 498	4629	75 869	1.50	3.70	0.05	23.2	6.4	16.7
2016/2017	85 254	5502	79 752	1.41	3.47	0.06	24.0	6.5	17.5
2017/2018	82 915	4623	78 292	1.41	3.10	0.04	24.1	6.6	17.5
Difference between 2012/2013 and 2017/2018	8986	−872	9858	−0.39	−1.18	−0.04	–	–	–
% change between 2012/2013 and 2017/2018	12.2	−15.9	14.4	−21.6	−27.6	−50.6	1.7	0.2	1.6

*With anaemia in any diagnosis position in original spell.

DC, daycase; HES, hospital episode statistics; IDA, iron deficiency anaemia; LOS, length of stay.