Investigations into the deaths of patients with a learning disability

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Dear NHS East Leicestershire and Rutland Clinical Commissioning Group,

Please would you provide the following information for your CCG:

1) the number of deaths of patients with a learning disability that occurred in the last three years (by years defined as 1/4/16 - 31/3/17, 1/4/17 - 31/3/18, 1/4/18 to present).

2) the number of independent investigations into the deaths of patients with a learning disability that you have commissioned in the last three years (defined as above)

3a) the number of deaths of patients with a learning disability that have resulted in an inquest in the last three years (defined as above)

3b) of those inquests the number that were an Article 2 inquest

I look forward to hearing from you,
Many thanks
Dr George Julian

NHS East Leicestershire and Rutland Clinical Commissioning Group

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Nursing and Quality Directorate
East, Leicestershire & Rutland Clinical Commissioning Group
Leicestershire County Council
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County Hall, Glenfield
Leicester LE3 8TB
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Dear Dr Julian

 

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Dear Dr Julian

 

Please find enclosed a response to your FOI request.

 

Kind regards

 

Enquiries Team

East, Leicestershire & Rutland Clinical Commissioning Group

Leicestershire County Council
Room G30, Pen Lloyd Building
County Hall, Glenfield
Leicester LE3 8TB

Tel: 0116 295 3405

 

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Dear NHS East Leicestershire and Rutland Clinical Commissioning Group,

Please can I clarify your response to Question 1. Are you saying that there were between 1-5 deaths each year for the last three years, or between 1 and 5 deaths across the three years combined?

I look forward to hearing from you,
Many thanks
George

NHS East Leicestershire and Rutland Clinical Commissioning Group

Dear Dr Julian

Thank you for your email in which you ask for clarification to our response for Question 1:

Question 1: the number of deaths of patients with a learning disability that occurred in the last three years (by years defined as 1/4/16 - 31/3/17, 1/4/17 - 31/3/18, 1/4/18 to present).

Response: For the period: 01/04/16 - 31/03/2017 = 0
For the period: 01/04/2017 - 31/03/2018 = 0
For the period: 01/04/2018 - to date: We can confirm that the department holds the information that you have asked for, but in this case we will not be providing it to you as it is exempt from disclosure.

We are not obliged under Section 40 (2) of the Act to provide information that is the personal information of another person if releasing would contravene any of the provisions of the Data Protection action 1998 (DPA). In this instance, we believe that due to the low statistical values, (the range of values being 1 – 5 inclusive), this would contravene the first data protection principle and therefore section 40 (2), is engaged.

We trust this provides you with the clarification you requested. Please do get in touch if you require further information.

Kind regards

Enquiries Team
East, Leicestershire & Rutland Clinical Commissioning Group
Leicestershire County Council
Room G30, Pen Lloyd Building
County Hall, Glenfield
Leicester LE3 8TB
Tel: 0116 295 3405

Email: [NHS East Leicestershire and Rutland CCG request email]

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