Health Services: Children
(asked on 14th February 2024) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many children have required NHS care as a result of (1) tooth decay, (2) Type 2 diabetes, and (3) musculoskeletal conditions, in the past 12 months for which data is available.
Whilst data on musculoskeletal conditions is not held in the form requested, the below table shows published data for 2022/23 where the main reason the patient was admitted to hospital was for dental caries or Type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Primary diagnosis | Age 0 | Age 1-4 | Age 5-9 | Age 10-14 | Age 15 | Age 16 | Age 17 |
Dental caries | 2 | 4,669 | 19,560 | 7,802 | 782 | 671 | 503 |
Type 2 diabetes mellitus | 0 | 0 | 18 | 88 | 38 | 39 | 24 |
Source: Hospital Episode Statistics Inpatient Data (Diagnosis Annex) from 2022-23
Notes
- Data is provided in respect of hospital inpatient activity, which will be a sub-set of the total number of patients receiving care.
- Data does not account for NHS care provided in a primary care setting.