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Written question asked by Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 23 July 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 July 2024. It was answered by Karin Smyth (Labour) on Thursday, 1 August 2024 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Drugs: Misuse

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been admitted to hospital following a drug overdose in the last 12 months.

Answer

Information on hospital admissions is not available in the format requested. NHS England publishes data on the number of admissions due to accidental and intentional poisoning by substance type. This information is available at the following link:

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/hospital-admitted-patient-care-activity/2022-23


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
1272
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Admissions Hospitals Drugs Misuse
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk