It is not possible to provide information on the number of patients who were newly diagnosed with COPD following an emergency admission.Figures presented in Table 1 provide the number of emergency inpatient hospital stays associated with a main diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by year.Table 1Year of admission202120222023Number of emergency inpatient stays12,34513,26014,083Number of distinct individuals8,3629,2579,954Source: Public Health Scotland SMR01 S6W...