Ref: FOI/1044
31 July 2013
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Dear Jessica
REQUEST UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000
Further to your enquiry, which we received on 09 July 2013, you requested the following
information:
1) The total number of alcohol related admissions of people aged between 18 and
25 at Hereford hospital:
Please could these figures be broken down by year for 2011, 2012 and 2013 up
to July 9.
If possible, could the figures for each year be broken down into gender.
If possible, could the figures for 2013 also be broken down by month.
2) The total number of drug related admissions of people aged between 18 and 25
at Hereford hospital:
Please could these figures be broken down by year for 2011, 2012 and 2013 up
to July 9.
If possible, could the figures for each year be broken down into gender.
If possible, could the figures for 2013 also be broken down by month.
3) The total number of a) drug related and b) alcohol related admissions to
Hereford hospital for those under the age of 18.
Please could these figures be broken down by year for 2011, 2012 and 2013 up
to July 9.
If possible, could the figures for each year be broken down into gender.
If possible, could the figures for 2013 also be broken down by month.
FOI/1044 continued…
Response
Since August 2011 the Trust has been experiencing issues with the quality of data stored
within our clinical data systems. This is due to software issues and the Trust has been
working to rectify this. A sample of these records were manually validated and this showed
that the quality of the data was poor therefore we are unable to provide a true figure from our
current system for August 2011 to present.
For all our Trust performance reports all records are now manually validated to cleanse the
data prior to reporting. However as 64,146 cases would take an in proportionate amount of
time to cleanse we are currently unable to provide you with a true figure for 2012.
We hope that this answers your request. If you are dissatisfied with our response you have
the right to appeal in line with guidance from the Information Commissioner:
In the first instance you may write to the Chief Executive Officer of this Trust
Mr A C Marsh
Regional Headquarters
Millennium Point
Waterfront Way
Brierley Hill
West Midlands
DY5 1LX
01384 215555
The Chief Executive Officer will then convene a panel of Directors of the Trust to consider
the grounds for your complaint.
If you are unhappy with the findings of the Panel you can then write to the Information
Commissioner at:
Information Commissioner’s Office,
Wycliffe House,
Water Lane,
Wilmslow,
Cheshire.
SK9 5AF
Tel: 01625 545 700
Fax: 01625 524 510
If you require further clarification, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Yours sincerely
Lynsey Bull
Freedom of Information Officer
