Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many patients were diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) following emergency admission into hospital in (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) 2023.
S6W-32142 · Written Question · lodged by Lennon, Monica
Lodged on
10 Dec 2024Heard / answered on
19 Dec 2024To ask the Scottish Government how many patients were diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) following emergency admission into hospital in (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) 2023.
The answer
It is not possible to provide information on the number of patients who were newly diagnosed with COPD following an emergency admission.Figures presented in Table 1 provide the number of emergency inpatient hospital stays associated with a main diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by year.Table 1Year of admission202120222023Number of emergency inpatient stays12,34513,26014,083Number of distinct individuals8,3629,2579,954Source: Public Health Scotland SMR01
Answered by Neil Gray on 19 Dec 2024.