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Diabetes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many hospital admissions in the last 12 months have been related to complications arising from Type 2 Diabetes.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
15 Apr 2026
Target answer date
20 Apr 2026
Answer
24 Apr 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 15 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many hospital admissions in the last 12 months have been related to complications arising from Type 2 Diabetes.

  2. 20 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    This data is not collected. Primary diagnosis is recorded on admission to hospital, but not the complications which may have led to the admission. Where a patient is known to have diabetes, this will always be recorded on their Hospital Episode Statistic ...

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