Industrial Accidents
Health
Bob Russell (Colchester, Liberal Democrat)
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were treated in accident and emergency departments for injuries sustained in the workplace in each of the last five years; and how many were treated at Colchester General Hospital for such injuries.
Simon Burns (Minister of State (Health), Health; Chelmsford, Conservative)
These data are not centrally collected. The closest available data indicates from where a patient has been referred to accident and emergency (A&E), but not where the injury occurred. These data are only available from 2007-08 to present. The data are as follows:
| Table 1: England total A&E attendances and total referrals from work | |||
| England—total A&E attendances | England—referral from work | Referral of work as a percentage of total attendances | |
| 2007-08 | 12,318,051 | 98,026 | 0.80 |
| 2008-09 | 13,794,072 | 99,746 | 0.72 |
| 2009-10 | 15,569,736 | 98,899 | 0.64 |
| 2010-11 | 16,241,015 | 98,076 | 0.60 |
| 2011-12(1) | 7,213,285 | 37,419 | 0.52 |
Data is not available for Colchester General Hospital in isolation, but is available for Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust:
| Table 2: Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust total A&E attendances and total referrals from work | |||
| Colchester—total A&E attendances | Colchester—referral from work | Referral of work as a percentage of total attendances | |
| 2007-08 | 89,079 | 208 | 0.23 |
| 2008-09 | 93,908 | 135 | 0.14 |
| 2009-10 | 71,978 | 55 | 0.08 |
| 2010-11 | 72,330 | 44 | 0.06 |
| 2011-12(1) | 31,416 | 11 | 0.04 |
| (1 )2011-12 data is to date (April to August). Note: Data is four months in arrears | |||