Amputations as a result of illegal drug injecting related injuries

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Dear NHS Health Scotland,

The requests all relate to patients seen by NHS Scotland specifically.

I would like to formally submit the following requests:

Freedom of Information Request 1:

How many amputations were carried out on patients which were deemed necessary as a result of injuries caused by injecting injecting illegal drugs (or other psychoactive substances / 'legal highs' or prescription drugs - any injecting activity that could be characterised as general drug misuse) were carried out in years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 (for whichever of these years this information can be retrieved)?

If the specific information in the FOI Request 1 is not recorded would it be possible to request the following information:

a) How many patients required amputations in these years?

b) Of these patients how many reported to misuse drugs?

Freedom of Information Request 2:

What is the breakdown of the nature of amputations relating to drug-injecting related injury - i.e. how many had a leg or a hand or foot amputated?

Freedom of Information Request 3:

How many incidents of Deep Vein Thrombosis were recorded in patients as a result of drug injecting in years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 (for whichever of these years this information can be retrieved)?

If the specific information in the FOI Request 3 is not available would it be possible to request the following information:

a) How many patients were diagnosed with Deep Vein Thrombosis in these years?

b) Of these patients how many were reported to misuse drugs?

Freedom of Information Request 4:

How many patients were recorded with drug injecting injuries as a result of drug misuse during years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 (for whichever of these years this information can be retrieved)?

Freedom of Information Request 5:

Is information publicly available (year on year) for amputations carried out, cause and need for amputation and whether or not patients misuse drugs, and misuse of drug related injecting injuries - perhaps in a database or databases I can readily access?

If so where is this information available online?

End of requests.

Could I ask roughly how long the requests might take?

Thank you very much!

Yours faithfully,

Joshua Haddow

HealthScotland-FOI (NHS HEALTH SCOTLAND), NHS Health Scotland

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Dear Mr Haddow,

 

Information Request – Amputations

 

I am writing with regard to your Freedom of Information request on 12 July
2016 that was received by NHS Health Scotland the same day, in which you
ask the following:

 

“Freedom of Information Request 1:

How many amputations were carried out on patients which were deemed
necessary as a result of injuries caused by injecting injecting illegal
drugs (or other psychoactive substances / 'legal highs' or prescription
drugs - any injecting activity that could be characterised as general drug
misuse) were carried out in years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and
2016 (for whichever of these years this information can be retrieved)?

If the specific information in the FOI Request 1 is not recorded would it
be possible to request the following information:

a) How many patients required amputations in these years?

b) Of these patients how many reported to misuse drugs?

 

Freedom of Information Request 2:

What is the breakdown of the nature of amputations relating to
drug-injecting related injury - i.e. how many had a leg or a hand or foot
amputated?

 

Freedom of Information Request 3:

How many incidents of Deep Vein Thrombosis were recorded in patients as a
result of drug injecting in years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and
2016 (for whichever of these years this information can be retrieved)?

If the specific information in the FOI Request 3 is not available would it
be possible to request the following information:

a) How many patients were diagnosed with Deep Vein Thrombosis in these
years?

b) Of these patients how many were reported to misuse drugs?

 

Freedom of Information Request 4:

How many patients were recorded with drug injecting injuries as a result
of drug misuse during years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016
(for whichever of these years this information can be retrieved)?

 

Freedom of Information Request 5:

Is information publicly available (year on year) for amputations carried
out, cause and need for amputation and whether or not patients misuse
drugs, and misuse of drug related injecting injuries - perhaps in a
database or databases I can readily access?”

Unfortunately we are unable to help you with your request.  Although NHS
Health Scotland is a part of the NHS in Scotland, we do not provide health
services directly to the public and we have no role in monitoring or
providing the information that you are looking for.  Our role is to work
with a range of organisations including other NHS Boards, local
government, the third sector and employers to help them use knowledge
about what works to improve the health of people in Scotland.    [1]This
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Scotland.

 

I trust that this answers your query.  However, if for any reason you are
not satisfied with our response, you do have the right to ask the Chief
Executive to review our response. You should do this within 40 working
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with others as necessary, and will respond to you within 20 working days.

 

I hope that this is of help to you.

 

Yours sincerely

[2]Cath_sig

 

 

Cath Denholm

Director of Strategy

NHS Health Scotland

 

 

Amanda Stewart

Communications and Engagement Officer

NHS Health Scotland

0141 414 2825

07500854551

 

[email address]

www.healthscotland.com

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-----Original Message-----
From: Joshua Haddow [mailto:[FOI #345299 email]]
Sent: 12 July 2016 11:46
To: HealthScotland-FOI (NHS HEALTH SCOTLAND)
<[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Amputations as a result of
illegal drug injecting related injuries

 

Dear NHS Health Scotland,

 

The requests all relate to patients seen by NHS Scotland specifically.

 

I would like to formally submit the following requests:

 

Freedom of Information Request 1:

 

How many amputations were carried out on patients which were deemed
necessary as a result of injuries caused by injecting injecting illegal
drugs (or other psychoactive substances / 'legal highs' or prescription
drugs - any injecting activity that could be characterised as general drug
misuse) were carried out in years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and
2016 (for whichever of these years this information can be retrieved)?

 

If the specific information in the FOI Request 1 is not recorded would it
be possible to request the following information:

 

a) How many patients required amputations in these years?

 

b) Of these patients how many reported to misuse drugs?

 

Freedom of Information Request 2:

 

What is the breakdown of the nature of amputations relating to
drug-injecting related injury - i.e. how many had a leg or a hand or foot
amputated?

 

Freedom of Information Request 3:

 

How many incidents of Deep Vein Thrombosis were recorded in patients as a
result of drug injecting in years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and
2016 (for whichever of these years this information can be retrieved)?

 

If the specific information in the FOI Request 3 is not available would it
be possible to request the following information:

 

a) How many patients were diagnosed with Deep Vein Thrombosis in these
years?

 

b) Of these patients how many were reported to misuse drugs?

 

Freedom of Information Request 4:

 

How many patients were recorded with drug injecting injuries as a result
of drug misuse during years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016
(for whichever of these years this information can be retrieved)?

 

Freedom of Information Request 5:

 

Is information publicly available (year on year) for amputations carried
out, cause and need for amputation and whether or not patients misuse
drugs, and misuse of drug related injecting injuries - perhaps in a
database or databases I can readily access?

 

If so where is this information available online?

 

End of requests.

 

Could I ask roughly how long the requests might take?

 

Thank you very much!

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Joshua Haddow

 

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