News and updates

This section on unintentional injuries has been updated on 16 December 2008 in accordance with National Statistics protocols. Emergency hospital admissions have been updated to include data for financial year ending 31 March 2008. Data on deaths have also been updated for calendar year ending 31 December 2007. Our 'Statistical Publication Notice' explains some of the key points from this release. The background  section provides more contextual information on unintentional injuries.  

A new topic area focusing on Community Health Partnerships (CHPs) was introduced last year. These data have been combined with the NHS Board level data to form a new section (NHS Board & CHP in children and adults) showing data broken down by geographical area. Data on deprivation that was formerly grouped with the NHS Board level data can now be found in a separate section (children and adults).

Data on deaths and emergency hospital admissions as a result of an assault by sharp object (usually a knife) has been updated for year ending 31 December 2007 and can be found in the Unintentional Injuries in Adults section. Assaults by sharp object are presented in the unintentional injuries section as they are considered to be unintentional from the point of view of the victim.  Tables showing multiple breakdowns of the number of emergency admissions and deaths can, as usual, be found in the Interactive Information section and have been updated with information from the most recent available year.

Choose the latest available information from the links below.

Unintentional Injuries in Children

Unintentional Injuries in Adults