FOI_9442

Internal Reference Number: FOI_9442

Date Request Received: 08/06/2026 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 22/06/2026 00:00:00

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Request Summary: Anabolic Steroid Related Hospital Admissions

Request Category: Media


Question Number 1: Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request the following information for each financial year from 2021/22 to 2025/26 (or the most recent five complete years available). If the Trust does not specifically record anabolic-androgenic steroid use, please provide any equivalent data held relating to anabolic steroid misuse or abuse and explain the coding methodology used. Please provide: The number of hospital admissions where anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) use, misuse, dependence, poisoning, adverse effects, complications, or abuse was recorded as: a) the primary diagnosis; and/or b) a secondary diagnosis.

Answer To Question 1: Please find our response to all questions in this FOI attached. To accompany this answer to question 1 please also see the documents listed below: 13790 - FOI_9442 - Anabolic Steroid Related Hospital Admissions FOR ISSUE.xlsx

Question Number 2: The number of inpatient deaths where anabolic-androgenic steroid use, misuse, dependence, poisoning, adverse effects, complications, or abuse was recorded anywhere within the patient's diagnostic record.

Answer To Question 2: Please find our response to all questions in this FOI attached.

Question Number 3: The number of admissions involving: a) acute liver failure; b) chronic liver disease; c) cirrhosis; d) drug-induced liver injury; where anabolic-androgenic steroid use, misuse, dependence, poisoning, adverse effects, complications, or abuse was also recorded.

Answer To Question 3: Please find our response to all questions in this FOI attached.

Question Number 4: Any ICD-10 codes, SNOMED codes, or other clinical coding definitions used by the Trust to identify the cases included in response to Questions 1–3.

Answer To Question 4: Please find our response to all questions in this FOI attached.

Question Number 5: If available, please provide annual totals broken down by: a) age group (under 18, 18–24, 25–34, 35–44, 45–54, 55+); and b) sex.

Answer To Question 5: Please find our response to all questions in this FOI attached.
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