NHS England · 9 June 2017 – 13 December 2019

Emergency admissions during the Conservative 2017–2019 government

May 2017 → November 2019 · 30 periods

↑ 10.6%+53,713 admissions

Emergency admissions rose by 10.6% over the period, from 505,843 admissions (May 2017, the level when the government took office) to 559,556 (November 2019, the last complete period before it left office).

Inherited level May 2017: 505,843
Level when it left November 2019: 559,556
method: latest complete period before start / before end

Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.

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Definition and caveats

Emergency admissions to hospital in England in the month, whether via an A&E department or directly (for example from a GP referral straight to a ward).

Doesn’t measure: Planned (elective) admissions, how long patients stayed, or bed occupancy.