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NHS releases A&E attendance data for common complaints

NHS England has released data about the ailments people have gone to A&E with over the past five years. — NHS England has released data about the ailments people have gone to A&E with over the past five years. (Getty/iStock)

NHS England has published data detailing Accident & Emergency attendances across England for a selection of common complaints.
The figures cover five years, from the financial year 2020/21 through to 2024/25.
Many common complaints, such as abdominal pain and backache, have shown a consistent increase in A&E attendances over this period.
Other conditions, like chest pain and headache, also experienced general increases, though some showed minor fluctuations or decreases in the latest year.
Abdominal pain, chest pain, cough, headache, backache and vomiting were the most common in the 2024/2025 period.

Full list of the common ailments people went to A&E for – and the numbers behind them — In full