Vaping Related Admissions

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust did not have the information requested.

Dear NHS Hospital Trust,

I am making a Freedom of Information request for the following information:

Can you specify how many patients have been admitted by your Trust’s A&E department as a result of vaping fluids laced with either cannabis, or derivatives like tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), or Spice and or similar synthetic cannabinoids, in the in each of the last five calendar years.

Can you also specify the total number of patients admitted as a result of vaping standard fluids, eg tobacco derivatives.

Can you also break this down by gender and the following age brackets: Under 16, Under 18, Under 25 and 26 and over.

Yours faithfully,

Andy Buckwell

Freedom of Information, Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

 

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION

 

 

REF:            2020-50

Subject:        Vaping Related Admissions

 

 

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

Thank you for your email dated 22^nd January 2020 where you requested
information about Vaping Related Admissions.

The information you requested is enclosed.  

 

We do not collect this information, as vaping is not clinically coded.

 

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