Official Statistics

Admissions for children with long-term conditions, emergency admissions and A&E attendance: 2020 update

Update of indicators for hospital admissions for children with asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, gastroenteritis and respiratory tract infections, overall emergency admissions and A&E attendance for different age groups.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 5 May 2020

Documents

Child and maternal health profiles: May 2020 update

https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/child-health-profiles

Details

Indicators in the Child and maternal health profiles have been updated. The profiles give data at a local, regional and national level to inform the development and provision of health improvement and prevention activities and acute hospital services for children and families.

This release updates indicators relating to:

• emergency admissions to hospital for children under 18 years by different age groups
• A&E attendances for children under 18 years by different age groups
• emergency admissions for children and young people up to age 24 following road traffic accidents for pedestrians, cyclists and car occupants
• hospital admissions for self-harm for children and young people up to age 24 by different age groups
• hospital admissions for gastroenteritis and lower respiratory tract infections for babies and young children
• hospital admissions for asthma, diabetes and epilepsy for children under 19 years by different age groups

Published 5 May 2020