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Question from Deputy Colm Burke - PQ 28782-26

Deputy Burke asked about the number of hospital admissions where obesity was recorded as a primary or secondary diagnosis. Read the HSE response.

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Summary

To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital admissions in public hospitals between 2020 to date, where obesity was recorded as a primary or secondary diagnosis; the average length of stay for patients with obesity-related conditions; and the estimated cost to the HSE of these admissions, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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