Forth Valley Health Board

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Dear Forth Valley NHS Board,
I would like the following information through the Freedom of Information Act please.

I. During the Coronavirus Pandemic how many patients does FVHB have on record of having Covid-19 to date?
2. How many ventilators did FVHB receive to help patients who had Covid-19?
3. How many patients received treatment for Covid-19 by use of Ventilator?
4. How many people does FVHB have on record to date died from Covid-19?
5. How many Post Mortem's were carried to prove people died directly from Covid-19?
6. How many people died directly from Covid-19?

Yours faithfully,
Brian Ovens

FV freedomofinformation, Forth Valley NHS Board

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Yours sincerely​  

Tamara Anderson 

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Hilary Chalmers
Lead Freedom of Information Officer
Information Governance Department
NHS Forth Valley
CSD
Colquhoun Street
Stirling FK7 7PX
01786 433284
07775842346
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Dear FV freedomofinformation,
No problem, from January 1st 2020 to August 10th 2020.

Yours sincerely,

Brian Ovens

FV freedomofinformation, Forth Valley NHS Board

Dear Mr Ovens,

Thank you for your email.  

NHS Forth Valley has received your request and it has been allocated the
following reference number FOI/0005512.
                                
A response to your request will be sent promptly and in any event not
later than 21st September 2020.

                               
Yours sincerely​  

Tamara Anderson 

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Hilary Chalmers
Lead Freedom of Information Officer
Information Governance Department
NHS Forth Valley
CSD
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Dear Mr Ovens
We would be grateful if you could clarify:
Do you mean number of deaths FROM (directly) COVID-19 and then the numbers
of deaths where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate but it was
NOT the primary cause of death? 
Yours sincerely
Hilary Chalmers

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From: Brian Ovens <[FOI #686911 email]>
Sent: 24 August 2020 11:57
To: FV freedomofinformation <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Forth Valley Health Board
 
Dear FV freedomofinformation,

No problem, from January 1st 2020 to August 10th 2020.

Yours sincerely,

Brian Ovens

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Dear fv freedomofinformat (NHS Forth Valley),
You have asked me to clarify the following....We would be grateful if you could clarify:
Do you mean number of deaths FROM (directly) COVID-19 and then the numbers
of deaths where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate but it was
NOT the primary cause of death? The answer is yes please.

Yours sincerely,

Brian Ovens

fv freedomofinformat (NHS Forth Valley), Forth Valley NHS Board

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Dear Mr Ovens,
Please find attached our response to your request for information under
the Freedom of Information (Scotland Act 2002.
Yours sincerely,
Deirdre Coyle
Head of Information Governance
NHS Forth Valley

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Dear fv freedomofinformat (NHS Forth Valley),
Thank you for your response. Can you clear something up please? you said....NHS Forth Valley has received six additional ventilators. Can you tell me how many ventilators Forth Valley Hospital had before the Corona Virus started?

Yours sincerely,

Brian Ovens

fv freedomofinformat (NHS Forth Valley), Forth Valley NHS Board

Dear Mr Ovens
Thank you for your email.
NHS Forth Valley can confirm that we had 18 ITU ventilators plus 5
transport ventilators prior to the Corona Virus starting.
Yours sincerely
Hilary Chalmers

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