Dangerous Dogs: Injuries
Commons · Question 67178 · Tabled 11 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Steve Darling
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish (a) transparent and (b) clearly reported data on hospital admissions and presentations to minor injury clinics due to dog bites, by healthcare trust in Great Britain.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 17 Jul 2025
NHS England currently publishes data on hospital admissions, including those due to dog bites. This data can be found at the following link:digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/hospital-admitted-patient-care-activity/2023-24In 2023...