Number of attendances at the Emergency Department for mental health issues per 100,000 population
Current Value
699
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What is this about?
This indicator uses hospital records to track the number of people attending the Emergency Department where the patient's diagnosis category was recorded as psychiatric. It combines the hospital data with population figures to create a rate per 100,000 people to allow comparison over time.
In 2022, 781 attendances at the Emergency Department were categorised as psychiatric. This equates to a rate of 699 attendances per 100,000 population.