C difficile data on deaths of patients

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Our ref: DE00000419393
17 June 2009

Dear Mr Highton
Thank you for your email of 8 June asking, under the Freedom of
Information Act, for information about patient deaths associated with C.
difficile infection, with particular reference to Warrington & Halton
Hospitals Foundation Trust covering the period November 2007 through to
May 2009.
I am sorry to advise you that this information is not held by the
Department of Health. While some information about patient deaths is held
by the Office for National Statistics, the level of detail you are seeking
would be held only by the Trust itself. If you wish to make local
enquiries, the Trust's contact details are as follows:
Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Executive Offices
Kendrick Wing
Warrington Hospital,
Lovely Lane,
Warrington, WA5 1QG
Tel: 01925 635 911
I hope that this information is helpful. If you are dissatisfied with the
handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal
review. Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of
the date of receipt of the response to your original letter and should be
addressed to:
Head of the Freedom of Information Team
Department of Health
Room 317
Richmond House
79 Whitehall,
London
SW1A 2NS

Email: [1][email address]
If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for a decision.
Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the
complaints procedure provided by the Department. The ICO can be contacted
at:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Yours sincerely,

Colin McDonald
FOI Manager
Department of Health

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