Written question asked by Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) on Wednesday, 13 November 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 November 2024. It was answered by Andrew Gwynne (Labour) on Tuesday, 19 November 2024 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Sleep Apnoea

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of people diagnosed with sleep apnea in the last 12 months.

Answer: The Department can provide the number of hospital admissions where there was a diagnosis of sleep apnoea, although it should be noted that there are likely to be other cases where the condition was diagnosed in a primary care setting. The number of hospital admissions for 2023/24 where there was a diagnosis of sleep apnoea was 21,042. Please also note that this data is a count of episodes, not patients, as a patient may have had more than one admission within the requested timeframe.

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