Emergency Hospital Admissions for Diabetes in England, Annual Counts

NHS Digital data provides annual numbers of emergency hospital admissions for diabetic ketoacidosis and coma, a key indicator for diabetes management. The dataset was published by Lincolnshire County Council and is sourced from NHS Digital dataset P02177 and the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities. It was archived in January 2024 after confirmation that the source dataset is no longer being updated.

Use Cases

• Monitor trends in severe diabetes complications based on annual emergency admission counts.
• Assess the effectiveness of local health and care service integration based on preventable hospitalization data.
• Evaluate public health interventions targeting lifestyle changes for Type 2 diabetes prevention.
• Analyze disparities in diabetes outcomes using geographically aggregated admission data.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the authoritative NHS Digital (now NHS England).
• Annual updates provide a consistent time series for longitudinal analysis.
• Includes commentary linking admissions data to public health outcomes from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities.

Limitations

• Dataset is archived and no longer updated as of January 2024.
• Raw counts are subject to population structure variations and other underlying factors.
• Counts below 5 are suppressed, which may affect analysis of rare events or small areas.

Provenance

Source

NHS Digital (now part of NHS England), dataset P02177.

Collection Method

Aggregated counts of hospital episodes.

Freshness

Annual updates; last metadata update was 2026-07-08.

Geography

Likely England, based on source (NHS Digital).