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Written question asked by Eric Ollerenshaw (Conservative) on Tuesday, 17 March 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 19 March 2015. It was answered by Jane Ellison (Conservative) on Tuesday, 24 March 2015 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Drugs: Poisoning

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) men, (b) women and (c) children were admitted to hospital for drug poisoning, showing ICD10 codes T36-T50 separately, at a four character level in 2014.

Answer

The information requested is attached. It provides a count of the number of finished admission episodes with a primary diagnosis of T36-T50 for male and female adults and children for the year 2013-14. Explanatory footnotes have also been provided.

It should be noted that this is not a count of patients as the same patient may have been admitted more than once in a year.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
227803
Session
2014-15
Attachment
227803 Table
Subjects
Admissions Hospitals Drugs Poisoning
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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