Dan Neville
Ceist:118 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children the information which is collated under hospital in-patient inquiry data. [7265/01]
Vol. 532 No. 3
118 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children the information which is collated under hospital in-patient inquiry data. [7265/01]
The hospital in-patient enquiry – HIPE – system collects a range of information on each discharge from publicly-funded acute hospitals. The system extends to 62 hospitals, includes data on both day cases and inpatients and data are submitted in electronic format on a monthly basis to the Economic and Social Research Institute which has administrative responsibility for HIPE.