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<p>This information is not available in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p> </p><p>In the following table, we have provided information concerning
the number of accident and emergency attendances<sup>1</sup> (excluding planned attendances)
for children aged under five by arrival mode, 2012-13 to 2013-14<sup>2</sup> (provisional
data)<sup>3</sup>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Please be aware that data for 2013-14
is provisional and is therefore, subject to change.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Arrival mode</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14
(provisional)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brought in by ambulance (including helicopter/air
ambulance)</p></td><td><p>220,277</p></td><td><p>223,571</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>1,572,518</p></td><td><p>1,511,042</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not
known</p></td><td><p>21,296</p></td><td><p>36,840</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>1,814,091</p></td><td><p>1,771,453</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Activity in English NHS Hospitals and English NHS commissioned activity in
the independent sector</p><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> Hospital Episode Statistics
(HES), Health and Social Care Information Centre<sup>4 </sup></p><p> </p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p> </p><p>1. HES is not the official source
of total A&E activity, this is the NHS England situation reports collection:</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>http://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ae-waiting-times-and-activity/</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, HES permits further analysis of A&E activity as
there are a range of data items by which HES can be analysed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p>2. HES 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 National Health Service practice. For example, changes in activity
may be due to changes in the provision of care.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>3. The
data is provisional and may be incomplete or contain errors for which no adjustments
have yet been made. Counts produced from provisional data are likely to be lower than
those generated for the same period in the final dataset. This shortfall will be most
pronounced in the final month of the latest period, i.e. November from the (month
9) April to November extract. It is also probable that clinical data are not complete,
which may in particular affect the last two months of any given period. There may
also be errors due to coding inconsistencies that have not yet been investigated and
corrected.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>4. Hospital Episode Statistics
(HES) are compiled from data sent by more than 300 NHS trusts and primary care trusts
(PCTs) in England and from some independent sector organisations for activity commissioned
by the English NHS. Health and Social Care Information Centre liaises closely with
these organisations to encourage submission of complete and valid data and seeks to
minimise inaccuracies. While this brings about improvement over time, some shortcomings
remain.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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