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<p>The Department does not hold data on the number of patients who have had polio
or post-polio syndrome. However, the Department does hold data on the number of admissions
to hospital, where polio or post-polio syndrome was recorded as a diagnosis, from
2018 to 2023:</p><p>- in 2018/19, there were 176 admissions to National Health Service
hospitals in England where polio was recorded as the diagnosis, and 797 admissions
where post-polio syndrome was recorded as the diagnosis;</p><p>- in 2019/20, there
were 187 admissions to NHS hospitals in England where polio was recorded as the diagnosis,
and 813 admissions where post-polio syndrome was recorded as the diagnosis;</p><p>-
in 2020/21, there were 107 admissions to NHS hospitals in England where polio was
recorded as the diagnosis, and 522 admissions where post-polio syndrome was recorded
as the diagnosis;</p><p>- in 2021/22, there were 115 admissions to NHS hospitals in
England where polio was recorded as the diagnosis, and 630 admissions where post-polio
syndrome was recorded as the diagnosis; and</p><p>- in 2022/23, there were 104 admissions
to NHS hospitals in England where polio was recorded as the diagnosis, and 632 admissions
where post-polio syndrome was recorded as the diagnosis.</p><p>It is important to
note that the number of admissions does not represent the number of patients, as a
person may have more than one admission within the period. It is estimated that there
are approximately 120,000 people living in the United Kingdom who survived polio when
they were younger. Some of these have, or will develop, post-polio syndrome.</p>
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