Heart palpitations or reporting fast-beating, fluttering or pounding heart.
Dear Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,
I would like to know how many patients came to A&E reporting Heart palpitations or reporting fast-beating, fluttering or pounding heart.
For the years...
2019
2020
2021
2022
Yours faithfully,
Shaun King
Dear Mr King
I acknowledge receipt of your request that was received today seeking information relating to Heart palpitations or reporting fast-beating, fluttering or pounding hear. Thank you for your interest in the Trust.
We are now assessing your request to determine whether we hold the information requested, and to estimate the effort required to locate, retrieve and extract it. Provided that we hold the information and the estimate does not exceed the appropriate limit of £450, then I shall endeavour to collate the information for you and forward it on within 20 working days, in accordance with the Trust’s Publication Scheme guidance under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
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Best regards
Carole
Carole Sheppard
Freedom of Information Team
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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[Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust request email]
Great Western Hospital
Marlborough Road
Swindon
SN3 6BB
Dear Shaun
Further to your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 that was received on 27 November 2022, the Trust’s response is as follows:
Year Total
2019 1,122
2020 1,189
2021 1,454
2022 (to 27/11/22) 1,187
Total 4,952
If you are dissatisfied with the way your request has been handled, you can request an internal review by writing to me at the above address within two months of the date of this letter. If you are still dissatisfied after an internal review, you can apply to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for an independent review. The ICO will normally accept such applications only where they have already been through the Trust’s internal review process. The ICO’s address is:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF
If you need any further assistance in this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Yours sincerely
Carole Sheppard
Freedom of Information Team
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Great Western Hospital
Marlborough Road
Swindon SN3 6BB
E: [Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust request email]
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