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FOI / 293
3rd March 2009
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Dear Rob
Re: FOI Request
I am writing to confirm that the PCT have now completed its search for the information which
you requested.
REQUEST
Could I obtain the number of people who were diagnosed with febrile neutropenia and the
number of deaths due to febrile neutropenia for 2008?
RESPONSE
In the NHS we use ICD10 to classify our coding of deaths and admissions. This does not have
a subcategory for Febrile Neutropenia.
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