Hospital Episode Statistics (HES)
NHS England Digital
HES is a national administrative database containing over 1 billion records of all NHS hospital admissions, outpatient appointments, and emergency department attendances in England, maintained by NHS England Digital. Researchers and organizations access HES data through data access request services for health services research, epidemiology, and policy evaluation.
Category
Research database
Access
By application
Region
UK — United Kingdom
Coverage
Over 1 billion records covering all NHS-funded admissions in England
License / terms
Crown Copyright
Data types
Hospital admissions, Outpatient records, Emergency department attendance, Diagnoses, Procedures, Length of stay