Hospital Admitted Patient Care Activity, 2025-26

National statistics, Accredited official statistics

Publication Date:: 24 Sep 2026
Geographic Coverage:: England
Geographical Granularity:: Independent Sector Health Care Providers, Hospital Trusts, Country, NHS Trusts, Clinical Commissioning Groups, Provider, Regions
Date Range:: 01 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2026

Summary Report - ACC

There were 234,806 useable critical care records in 2025-26, which was broadly in line with 2024-25 (234,889 records).

In 2025-26, patients aged 65-69 years represented the age group with the highest number of critical care records (29,224 records).

Children and young people (patients aged between 0-19 years) accounted for 3,524 (1.5%) of critical care records.

Male patients accounted for over half (57.4%) of critical care records.

Last edited: 24 September 2026 9:28 am