Pneumococcal Disease
(asked on 30th October 2014) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of (a) invasive pneumococcal disease and (b) pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia were diagnosed in each (i) NHS England local area team area and (ii) clinical commissioning group area in the last 12 months; and how many such cases involved people aged (A) under and (B) over 65.
Enhanced surveillance data on invasive pneumococcal disease for epidemiological year 2013-14 will not be available until the end of 2014 as the analysis and collation of data is conducted after the end of the relevant period to allow for reporting delays and follow of cases to obtain additional information. Data for the most recent available year (2012-13) is shown in the following table:
Current region name | 0-5 years | 6-15 years | 16-64 years | 65 years and over |
East Midlands | 9 | 4 | 132 | 144 |
East | 29 | 9 | 162 | 199 |
London | 57 | 16 | 252 | 254 |
North East | 12 | 3 | 92 | 117 |
North West | 33 | 8 | 299 | 358 |
South East | 41 | 16 | 273 | 323 |
South West | 22 | 12 | 172 | 208 |
West Midlands | 17 | 8 | 181 | 219 |
Wales | 12 | 5 | 147 | 139 |
Yorkshire & Humber | 42 | 11 | 229 | 256 |