Written question asked by Steve Darling (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 11 July 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 15 July 2025. It was answered by Karin Smyth (Labour) on Thursday, 17 July 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Dangerous Dogs: Injuries
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish (a) transparent and (b) clearly reported data on hospital admissions and presentations to minor injury clinics due to dog bites, by healthcare trust in Great Britain.
- Answer
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NHS England currently publishes data on hospital admissions, including those due to dog bites. This data can be found at the following link:
In 2023/24, in England, there were 10,678 finished admission episodes with an external cause of being bitten or struck by a dog. This data is available nationally and not disaggregated by individual National Health Service trusts or minor injury unit. There are no current plans to change this approach.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 67178
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Admissions Hospitals Injuries Dangerous dogs
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
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- 2025-09-06 00:00:56 +0100
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