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<p>Information in the format requested is not available. Data on the number of finished
admissions episodes (FAEs) with a primary or secondary diagnosis of pathological/compulsive
gambling for the last five years is set out in the following table. This does not
necessarily reflect the number of patients as people may attend on more than one occasion.</p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>FAEs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>107</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source:
Hospital Episode Statistics, NHS Digital</p><p> </p><p>A FAE is the first period of
admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FAEs are
counted against the year or month in which the admission episode finishes. Admissions
do not represent the number of patients, as a person may have more than one admission
within the period.</p>
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