Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 13925

Accident and Emergency Departments: Heart Diseases and Strokes

Tabled: 12 November 2024

Answered: 21 November 2024

Question

Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have presented at A&E for a (a) heart attack and (b) stroke in each of the last ten years.

Answer

Karin Smyth

Prior to 2020/21, the mechanism used to collect and record accident and emergency activity was not sufficiently granular to identify the requested conditions. However, NHS England can provide a count of attendances with a relevant primary diagnosis from 2...

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