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Breathing issues cause more emergency NHS admissions than any other condition

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 11 November, 2024

Figures for England show one in eight of all unplanned hospital admissions in 2023-24 were for respiratory system diseases

Serious breathing problems lead to more emergency admissions to hospital in England than any other medical condition, NHS data reveals.

More people with asthma, bronchitis or emphysema have to go into hospital for treatment because they are struggling to breathe than those with heart disease, joint problems or cancer.