NHS releases A&E attendance data for common complaints

• 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.

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