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Written question asked by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) on Monday, 29 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 2 July 2026 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Friday, 3 July 2026. A substantive answer was provided by Karin Smyth (Labour) on Monday, 6 July 2026 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Deep Vein Thrombosis

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the number of people hospitalised by deep vein thrombosis in the last 10 years.

Answer

The Department has not made a specific assessment. The following table shows a count of Finished Admission Episodes in hospitals in England where there was a primary diagnosis, or any diagnosis, of 'deep vein thrombosis' for activity between 2015/16 and 2025/26:

Year

Primary diagnosis

Any diagnosis

2015/16

16,686

31,911

2016/17

17,321

33,549

2017/18

18,270

36,142

2018/19

18,846

38,011

2019/20

20,124

38,766

2020/21

19,012

36,242

2021/22

20,028

37,952

2022/23

19,430

36,918

2023/24

19,884

38,517

2024/25

17,868

37,437

2025/26

15,713

35,750

Source: Hospital Episode Statistics, NHS England.

Note: data from April 2025 are currently provisional. This data may be subject to change as further updates are carried out during the financial year.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
13775
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Admissions Deep vein thrombosis Hospitals
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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