Liver Transplants Performed by the HOSPITAL TRUST

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Dear University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust,

Could you please provide the concise details regarding the number of Liver Transplants undertaken by the hospital trust from March 2018 to August 2019.

Yours faithfully,

Warren Bradley

Dear University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust,

Can I request a response to my simple request made in November 2020?

Yours faithfully,

Warren Bradley

FOI, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Our Reference: 1102 2020/21

Dear Warren Bradley,

Thank you for your e-mail received on 23rd December 2020. We received your previous email on 20th November 2020 requesting information regarding University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB).

Please accept our apologies for the delay in providing a response to your request – we are aware that we have now missed the legal deadline of 18th December 2020, the delay is likely due to urgent operational responses dealing with Public Health priorities (Covid-19).

Your request has been sent to the relevant department for collation, we will follow up with them today; we appreciate your patience at this time. We apologise for any inconvenience the delay may have caused, we do remain committed to responding to your request and will respond as soon as we are able.

You have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office and you can contact them at:

Information Commissioner's Office Wycliffe House Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF
Telephone: 08456 30 60 60 or 01625 54 57 45 or www.ico.org.uk

Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any queries, please quote the above reference number in future communications.

Kind Regards,

FOI Officer

Information Governance Team
University Hospitals Birmingham
Email: [email address]

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FOI, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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Our reference: FOI 1102 2020/21

Dear Warren Bradley,

Thank you for your request for information. The Trust's response is provided in the attached document. Please accept our apologies for the delay in providing our response, this has likely been due to urgent responses in relation to public health priorities (Covid-19).

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) completed a merger by acquisition of Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (HEFT) on 1st April 2018.

UHB is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national and international population. It includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and Community Services, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham Chest Clinic. We also run a number of smaller satellite units, allowing people to be treated as close to home as possible. We see and treat more than 2.2 million people every year across our sites and our hospitals deliver more babies than anywhere else in Europe. We employ 20,000 staff and have an annual turnover of nearly £1.5 billion.

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to request a review of our decision, you should email [email address] or write to the Information Governance Lead, Corporate Affairs, 3rd Floor, Nuffield House, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, B15 2GW

If you are not content with the outcome of your review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by our Trust. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner's Office Wycliffe House Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF Telephone: 08456 30 60 60 or 01625 54 57 45 or www.ico.org.uk

Kind regards,

FOI Officer

Information Governance Team
University Hospitals Birmingham
Email: [email address]

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