Incidences of Carbapenemases

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Dear Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust,

I would like to please request the following information with regards to notifiable diseases:

Can you please provide the incidence of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) in your locality over the previous 12 months?

What are the incidences of other Carbapenemases over the last 12 months for comparison?

Thank you for taking the time to provide this information and I look forward to your response.

Yours faithfully,

Oliver Caswell

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Freedom Of Information Requests (LSCFT),

FOI Reference Number: FOI 2021 383
Date of request: 23/09/21

Dear Oliver,

Please accept this as an acknowledgement of receipt of your FOI Request: ‘Incidences of Carbapenemases’ dated 23rd September 2021.

We are now processing this information request and in line with the legal deadline, will endeavour to formally respond to you by the 21st October 2021.

If we require any additional information or there are any concerns, we will contact you immediately.

Thank you for your continued interest in our Trust.

Mevish Khan
Freedom of Information Officer
Corporate Office
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Office:  01772 695310
E:  [email address]
W: www.lscft.nhs.uk
P: Trust HQ | Sceptre Point | Sceptre Way | Walton Summit | Preston | PR5 6AW

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Khan Mevish (LSCFT),

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Hi Oliver,

 

 

Thank you for your FOI request. 

 

Please find attached our response.

 

 

Any issues please do not hesitate to contact us.

 

 

So that we can continue to improve our services, please could you spare a
couple of minutes to provide feedback on your experience with our Trust
for your Freedom of Information Request, using the link below:

 

[1]https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/KXWZYXK

 

 

Mevish Khan

Freedom of Information Officer

Corporate Office

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Office:  01772 695310

E:  [2][email address]

W: [3]www.lscft.nhs.uk

P: Trust HQ | Sceptre Point | Sceptre Way | Walton Summit | Preston | PR5
6AW

[4]http://portals/comms/Branding/Shared%20D...

 

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