Written question WQ83222
- Asked by
- Russell GeorgeConservative
- To be answered by
- Minister for Health and Social Services
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 13 days
Question
Will the Minister provide an annual breakdown of the number of children who have presented to hospitals with self-harming issues between 2007 and 2021?
Answer
Answered by Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing
The figures below show the number of self-harm admissions (both Welsh and non-Welsh residents) to NHS hospitals in Wales for financial years 2007/08 - 2020/21:
Age Group
2007/08
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
Children (under 18)
916
799
741
822
834
882
1,250
Adults (18 and over)
5,259
5,042
4,678
4,747
5,078
4,426
4,917
Grand Total
6,175
5,841
5,419
5,569
5,912
5,308
6,167
Age Group
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
Children (under 18)
1,171
1,249
1,176
1,153
1,188
1,196
1,274
Adults (18 and over)
4,542
4,582
4,528
4,348
4,844
4,170
3,238
Grand Total
5,713
5,831
5,704
5,501
6,032
5,366
4,512
Source: Patient Episode Database for Wales (PEDW), Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW).