Pneumococcal Disease
(asked on 16th November 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were diagnosed with pneumococcal pneumonia in each of the last five years.
The information is not available in the format requested. Relevant information, as is available for England, is shown in the table.
Year | Finished Admission Episodes |
2009-10 | 2,452 |
2010-11 | 2,535 |
2011-12 | 2,162 |
2012-13 | 2,207 |
2013-14 | 2,297 |
Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Health and Social Care Information Centre
Notes:
- Data available is a count of finished admission episodes (FAEs) where there was a primary diagnosis of Pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae for the years 2009-10 to 2013-14.
An FAE is the first period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FAEs are counted against the year or month in which the admission episode finishes. The data do not represent the number of patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the period.
- Data represents activity in English NHS Hospitals and English NHS commissioned activity in the independent sector. Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) include activity ending in the year in question. The year runs from April to March, e.g. 2012-13 includes activity ending between 1 April 2012 and 31st March 2013.