Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 67178

Dangerous Dogs: Injuries

Tabled: 11 July 2025
Answered: 17 July 2025

Question

Steve Darling

Liberal DemocratTorbay

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

Karin Smyth
NHS England currently publishes data on hospital admissions, including those due to dog bites. This data can be found at the following link:digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/hospital-admitted-patient-care-activity/2023-24In 2023...

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