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Hammersmith and Fulham local authority · 2023/24

COPD emergencies

353.2

Age-standardised COPD admissions per 100,000 adults 35+.

Emergency hospital admissions for COPD (aged 35 and over) · Persons, 35+ yrs

England: 356.8 · 2023/24 — Similar

healthcards · Hammersmith and Fulham · 2023/24

What this means

After adjusting for age, Hammersmith and Fulham had 353.2 emergency hospital admissions for COPD per 100,000 adults aged 35 and over in 2023/24. Admissions count episodes, not unique people; differences do not by themselves establish quality of care.

Source population denominator: 89,017 (Persons, 35+ yrs). The admission rate is age-standardised; admissions are episodes, not unique people.

Fingertips comparison: Similar England. Directly age-standardised rate.

Recent observations (Hammersmith and Fulham)

  1. 2020/21: 255.3
  2. 2021/22: 312.3
  3. 2022/23: 321.2
  4. 2023/24: 353.2

These points share an indicator, sex, age and period type. Source-method changes and overlapping pooled periods can limit comparisons; see the caveats.

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Source & provenance

Indicator:
Emergency hospital admissions for COPD (aged 35 and over) (ID 92302)
Source:
OHID, based on NHS England hospital data
Area:
Hammersmith and Fulham (E09000013), Upper-tier local authority (post Apr 2023)
Period:
2023/24; retrieved 2026-10-13 (distinct from reporting period)
Population:
Persons, 35+ yrs

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Caveats

  • A rate per 100,000, age-standardised — not a raw count.
  • Confidence interval: 308.7 to 402.2 per 100,000.
  • Lower means fewer emergency admissions.

Missing or suppressed values are never shown as zero — every card above passed validation with a real numeric value.