Percentage change since 1999, expressed as cumulative change from 1999, in rates of admissions of different duration. Percentage change since 1999, expressed as cumulative change from 1999, in rates of admissions of different duration. The acute infections included are upper and lower respiratory tract infection, urinary tract infection and gastroenteritis; the chronic conditions are asthma, diabetes and epilepsy. *Of the chronic conditions, asthma comprises 64–73% of all admissions. Peter J Gill et al. Arch Dis Child 2013;98:328-334 Copyright © BMJ Publishing Group Ltd & Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. All rights reserved.