Screening and Treatment of Iron Deficiency anaemia

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Dear Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,

I would like to request information regarding the screening and treatment of iron deficiency anaemia in patients listed for major elective blood loss surgery.

In the last 12 months available data, how many patients listed for major elective blood loss surgery were screened 6 weeks prior to the procedure for iron deficiency anaemia? How many patients were not?

Of the patients who were screened and anaemia was present had serum ferritin levels tested?

Of those patients diagnosed with iron-deficiency anaemia, how many were offered appropriate iron treatment?

Below are the OPCS codes to be considered when reviewing major elective blood loss surgery:
K453 W373 M022
K262 W383 L294
K255 W384 L601
H072 W374 L593
H333 Q074 L194
H071 Q075 L295
H336 W403 W371
H073 W402 W381
H074 M025 W941
M341 M021 W401
M343 M039

If at all possible, could you provide a break down for each answer by what CCG the patients came from?

Yours faithfully,

BEN HOLDSWORTH

Asp.FOI (ASHFORD AND ST PETER'S HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Ben

Thank you for your recent request to Ashford and St. Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We are dealing with it in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Please let us know if you have any further queries or information related to this request. Our reference number for the request is FOI 7316; please quote this on all correspondence.

Yours sincerely

Freedom of Information Administrator
Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
[email address]

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Asp.FOI (ASHFORD AND ST PETER'S HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Ben,

I apologise for this late email. I have been contacted by the team who can respond to your request. They consider that at this time they would be unable to provide you with 12 months data, but could provide 6 months' data. Would you be willing to accept 6 months' data from us?

I look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards
Sue
FOI Administrator

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Asp.FOI (ASHFORD AND ST PETER'S HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Dear Ben

Please find attached the Trust's response to your Freedom of Information request FOI 7316.

Kind regards
FOI Administrator

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