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Written question asked by Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 23 February 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 25 February 2026. It was answered by Karin Smyth (Labour) on Tuesday, 3 March 2026 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Diabetes: Children

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children under the age of 18 were newly diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in each of the last five years, and how many of those cases involved hospital admission through accident and emergency departments.

Answer

The information is not held in the format requested.

Information is held on the count of finished admission episodes on emergency admissions and those made through accident and emergency (A&E) departments for patients aged between zero and 17 years old with a primary diagnosis of 'type 1 diabetes' for activity between 2020/21 to 2024/25.

Year

Total admissions (including non- emergency)

All emergency admissions (including those not made via A&E department)

Emergency admissions made via the A&E department

2020/21

6,006

5,569

3,771

2021/22

7,120

6,561

4,483

2022/23

6,508

6,027

4,175

2023/24

6,271

5,792

4,179

2024/25

6,013

5,537

4,171

Source: Hospital Episode Statistics, NHS England

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
115263
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Children Admissions Diabetes Accident and emergency departments
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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