Freedom of Information Office
Mount Gould Admin Block
Mount Gould Hospital
PLYMOUTH
Devon
PL4 7QD
16/02/2009
℡01752 272511
01752 272406
[email address]
Your Reference: e-mail received 16/01/2009
Our Reference: 508 dB FoI 2009 Reply
[FOI #6267 email]
Dear Rob
RE: FoI request for information
On the 16th January you requested the following information, using the Freedom of
Information Act.
Could I obtain the number of people who were diagnosed with febrile
neutropenia and the number of deaths due to febrile neutropenia for 2008?
Clarification was requested off you on the 19/01/2009 stating:
Before proceeding with this request, can you please clarify the geographical
area covered by you request e.g. Area covered by NHS Plymouth?
NHS Plymouth has still not received any response to our request for clarification.
We’ve therefore looked into this request purely by information held by NHS
Plymouth.
NHS Plymouth is in accordance with the Act supplying the following information.
In accordance with section 1(1)(a) of the Act, NHS Plymouth does not hold any of
the information stated in your request. Febrile neutropenia as a separate condition is
not clinically coded on any of our medical databases, and therefore not linked to
diagnosis or cause of death. Links to febrile neutropenia may be noted on a patient’s
individual medical record, but to look into all records would breach both Data
Protection principles and exceed the 18 hour limit as stated in section 12(a) of the
Act.
Appeal
If you are unhappy with any aspect you have the right to complain. This should be in
writing to me, upon receipt I will arrange for an independent appeal. If you remain
dissatisfied with the outcome of the appeal, you have the right to appeal again to the
Information Commissioner at
Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Tel: 01625 545 700
Fax: 01625 524 510
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If there is anything you need further clarification on, please do not hesitate to contact
me.
Yours Sincerely
Jade Brelsford
Freedom of Information Officer
