Table 1.
Sources used for data collection of childhood burns incidence across the UK for the period 2013–2015
| Deaths | Hospital admission (HA) | HA to burns services | Emergency attendance (EA) | GP attendances | ||
| England | Data source | ONS online publications* | APC as part of HES (national data set) through NHS digital† | iBID¶ | PERUKI‡‡ | CPRD †† |
| Dates of data used | CY 2013, 2014, 2015 | FY 2014 | FY 2014 | CY 2014 | CY 2013, 2014, 2015 | |
| Age range (years) | 0–14 | 0–15 | 0–15 | 0–15 | 0–15 | |
| Age bands available | <1, 1–4, 5–9, 10–15 | 0–4, 5–9, 10–15 | Not available | 0–4, 5–9, 10–15 | 0–4, 5–9, 10–15 | |
| Wales | Data source | ONS online publications* | APC as part of NWIS** | iBID¶ | Personal communication from EDDS as part of NWIS (national data set)** | CPRD† |
| Dates of data used | CY 2013, 2014, 2015 | FY 2014 | FY 2014 | FY 2014 | CY 2013, 2014, 2015 | |
| Age range (years) | 0–14 | 0–15 | 0–15 | 0–15 | 0–15 | |
| Age bands available | <1, 1–4, 5–9, 10–15 | 0–4, 5–9, 10–15 | Not available | 0–4, 5–9, 10–15 | 0–4, 5–9, 10–15 | |
| Scotland | Data source | Personal communication with NRS‡ | ISD as part of NSS (national data set) via Unintentional Injuries and Maternity Team | Not available | Not available | CPRD†† |
| Dates of data used | CY 2013, 2014, 2015 | FY 2014 | CY 2013, 2014, 2015 | |||
| Age range (years) | 0–14 | 0–15 | 0–15 | |||
| Age bands available | <1, 1–4, 5–9, 10–15 | 0–4, 5–9, 10–15 | 0–4, 5–9, 10–15 | |||
| Northern Ireland | Data source | NISRA§ | HIS online publications as part of DHSSPS (national data set)‡‡ | Not available | Not available | CPRD†† |
| Dates of data used | CY 2013, 2014, 2015 | FY 2014 | CY 2013, 2014, 2015 | |||
| Age range (years) | 0–14 | 0–19 | 0–15 | |||
| Age bands available | <1, 1–4, 5–9, 10–15 | 0–4, 5–9, 10–15 | 0–4, 5–9, 10–15 | |||
¶**NHS Wales Informatics Service www.wales.nhs.uk/nwis/home
APC, Admitted patient care; CPRD, Clinical Practice Research Datalink; CY, Calendar Year; DHSSPS, Department of Health, Social Services and Publish Safety Northern Ireland; EA, Emergency Attendance; EDDS, Emergency Department Data Set; FY, Financial Year; GP, General Practice; HA, Hospital Admissions; HES, Hospital Episode Statistics; HIS, Hospital Inpatient System; ISD, Information Services Division; NISRA, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency; NRS, National Records Scotland; NSS, National Services Scotland; NWIS, NHS Wales informatics services; ONS, Office for National Statistics; PERUKI, Paediatric Emergency Research in the UK and Ireland; iBID, International Burn Injury Database.