PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(15 January 2025)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of pensioners hospitalised in winter 2024-25.
Asked by:
Blake Stephenson (Conservative)
Asked by:
Blake Stephenson (Conservative)
Answer
Information on hospital admissions by pensioners, specifically, is not available. NHS England publishes information on admissions by age group, with the following table showing the latest data for those aged 65 years old and over:
Month | Admitted hospital attendances for people aged 65 years old and over, England |
November 2024 | 160,630 |
December 2024 (provisional) | 154,995 |
Source: NHS England https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ae-waiting-times-and-activity/ae-attendances-and-emergency-admissions-2024-25/
Notes:
- This data is provided as a percentage of total admissions; therefore, the figures have been calculated from these percentages and rounded to the nearest whole number.
- The data publication is released monthly, with December 2024 being the most recent publication. December figures are provisional and are subject to revisions.
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