Containing over 80M patients, the Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) Database (United Kingdom) consists of all secondary care activity in England starting April 2009. Data are collected by all NHS Trusts in England and reported on a monthly basis. Patient characteristics are also included in the database, such as age, gender and ethnicity.
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