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Great Western Hospital: Pneumonia

Asked by Sir Christopher ChopeConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 3 February 2026UIN 102708

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients died from hospital acquired pneumonia at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon in each of the first six months of 2025.

Answered by Ashley Dalton

The UKHSA (UK Health Security Agency) Healthcare-Associated Infection (HCAI) Data (public HCAI statistics) does not currently publish routine counts of hospital-acquired pneumonia deaths. Pneumonia is not one of the standard HCAIs in the UKHSA dashboard.

The Office of National Statistics is the official source of mortality statistics for England. More information is available at the following link:

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/methodologies/mortalitystatisticsinenglandandwalesqmi

The Office for Health Improvements and Disparities (OHID) also provide details of mortality indicators that assess outcomes across a range of causes of death in England. These are available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mortality-profile-december-2025-update/mortality-profile-statistical-commentary-december-2025

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