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Accident and Emergency Departments

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 24 April 2026UIN 121262

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people attending accident and emergency departments during winter 2024-25 with minor conditions such as a) itchy skin, b) ingrown toenails or c) a sore throat.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The number of people attending accident and emergency departments for all type services (including Type 3 Minor injuries and urgent treatment centres) during winter (from November to February) 2024/25 with a) itchy skin, b) paronychia due to ingrown toenails or c) a sore throat is published by NHS England in the ECDS Open Data which is available at the following link:

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/hospital-accident--emergency-activity/2024-25

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