Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 108195

Kawasaki Disease: Children

Tabled: 26 January 2026

Answered: 2 February 2026

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children in the UK have Kawasaki Disease.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed

NHS England holds records of hospital activity, and not the number of patients who have a particular condition. Therefore, the number indicated from hospital admissions gives an indication since Kawasaki disease is treated in hospital. Between the years 2...

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