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<p>The table below outlines the total number of children and young people attending
accident and emergency (A&E) with a diagnosis of ‘psychiatric conditions’. Row
number 1 outlines the number of children and young people who were admitted to a bed
within the same trust after presenting at A&E in each year since 2010. Row number
2 outlines the number of children and young people who attended A&E with a diagnosis
of ‘psychiatric conditions’ in each year since 2010.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Count
of A&E attendances (excluding planned attendances) for patients up to and including
18 years of age with an A&E diagnosis of ‘psychiatric conditions’ broken down
by attendance disposal type (how the A&E attendance ended) for 2010-11 to 2013-14</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Activity in English NHS Hospitals and England NHS commissioned
activity in the independent sector</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Row</p></td><td><p>Attendance
Disposal Type</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Admitted
to hospital bed / became a lodged patient of the same health care provider</p></td><td><p>2,705</p></td><td><p>3,289</p></td><td><p>4,006</p></td><td><p>5,367</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Total
number of children and young people who attended A&E with a diagnosis of ‘psychiatric
conditions’</p></td><td><p>9,328</p></td><td><p>11,614</p></td><td><p>13,655</p></td><td><p>17,278</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Health
and Social Care Information Centre</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The
data does not show whether children and young people were admitted to an inpatient
Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services unit. It is possible they may have
been admitted to other inpatient units.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Hospital Episode
Statistic figures are available from 2007-08 onwards. Changes to the figures over
time need to be interpreted in the context of improvements in data quality and coverage
and changes in NHS practice. For example, changes in activity may be due to changes
in the provision of care.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>It should
be noted that this is not a count of patients as the same patient may have been admitted
more than once in a year.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p>
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