Deck the halls with boughs of holly Fa la la la la la la la la! | 436 admissions to hospital in 2015/16 were caused by “contact with plant thorns, spines and sharp leaves” |
‘Tis the season to be jolly Fa la la la la la la la la | Jolly is good, but tears are important, too. In 2015/16, 12,333 admissions to hospital included operations on the lacrimal apparatus, which controls the ability to produce tears. |
Fill the meadcup, drain the barrel Fa la la la la la la la la | Ah, alcohol! Contributing to over a million hospital admissions in 2014/15 |
Troul the ancient Yuletide carol Fa la la la la la la la la | Laryngitis – 1,084 hospital admissions in 2015/16, up from 882 in 2014/15. |
See the flowing bowl before us Fa la la la la la la la la | In 2015/16 there were 12,672 hospital admissions for food poisoning. |
Strike the harp and join the chorus Fa la la la la la la la la | Don’t strike that harp too hard – 20,300 admissions to hospital in 2015/16 were caused by “striking against or struck by objects” |
Follow me in merry measure Fa la la la la la la la la | Talking of measures….the National Child Measurement programme shows nearly one in five children in the last year of primary school are obese |
While I sing of Christmas pleasure Fa la la la la la la la la | Remember, in 2015/16 12,523 hospital admissions were caused by overexertion. Relaaax…. |
Fast away the old year passes Fa la la la la la la la la | In 2015, 132,100 members of staff left the NHS. But 155,530 people joined – a net gain of 23,430. |
Hail the new, ye lads and lasses Fa la la la la la la la la | There were 648,107 deliveries (babies, not goods) in NHS hospitals during 2015/16 - an increase of 1.8 per cent from 2014/15 |
Laughing, quaffing all together Fa la la la la la la la la | Nearly 29 million people in Great Britain report drinking alcohol in the previous week – 58% of the population |
Heedless of the wind and weather Fa la la la la la la la la! | Falls on the same level involving ice and snow caused 1,153 admissions to hospital in 2015/16 |