1. Section 4: General surgery

2. Rate of deep vein thrombosis / pulmonary embolism within 90 days of admission to general surgery

3. Rate of emergency readmission to a medical specialty within 28 days of discharge from general surgery

4. Rate of emergency readmission to a surgical specialty within 28 days of discharge from general surgery

5. Volume of elective thyroidectomy procedures

6. Post-operative average length of stay following rectal cancer surgery (for all surgical specialties)

7. Volume of total gastrectomy / oesophagectomy procedures

8. Post operative average length of stay following bariatric surgery (gastric band / gastric bypass / sleeve gastrectomy)

9. Section 5: Vascular surgery

10. Volume of elective aortic aneurysm procedures

11. Volume of non-elective aortic aneurysm procedures

12. Section 6: Orthopaedic surgery

13. Rate of emergency readmission within 28 days of discharge from orthopaedic surgery

14. Volume of procedures for supracondylar fracture of the humerus in children under 16 years

15. Volume of lumbar prolapsed disc / lumbar decompression procedures

16. Post operative average length of stay following a procedure for ankle fracture

17. Volume of arthroscopy procedures for patients under 50 years of age

18. Volume of arthroscopy procedures for patients aged 50 years and over

19. Section 8: Urology

20. Post operative average length of stay following transurethral prostatectomy for benign disease

21. Section 9: Gynaecology

22. Post operative average length of stay following abdominal hysterectomy for women aged 30-49 years

23. Volume of tension-free vaginal tape procedures for women aged 20 years and over

24. Volume of terminations for females aged 15-44 years

25. Percentage of terminations performed surgically for females aged 15-44 years and gestation 0-9 weeks

26. Percentage of terminations performed surgically for females aged 15-44 years and gestation 10-12 weeks

27. Section 10: ENT surgery

28. Rate of emergency admission for epistaxis where a procedure is performed

29. Volume of septoplasty procedures

30. Volume of endolaryngoscopy procedures

31. Volume of myringoplasty procedures

32. Volume of tonsillectomy procedures