The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) reports that hospital admissions for allergies have increased by 8% in a year

NHS hospitals in England dealt with 20,320 admissions for allergies in the 12 months to February. This represents a 7.7 per cent increase from 18,860 for the previous 12 months new figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) show.

The rate of admissions for allergies for both genders is highest in those aged 0-4 and it is higher in males than in females in this age group.

The rate for both genders generally decreases with age with a higher rate of admissions in females than in males in older age bands.

Today’s report also shows that 61.8 per cent (12,560) of admissions due to allergic reactions were emergencies, a 6.2 per cent increase (730) on the same period last year (11,830).

Nearly one in five (4070) of admissions were for anaphylactic reactions, an increase of 9.9 per cent (370) from the same period last year.

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