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Northern Ireland Statistics on Spiking

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Will Hecker
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Dear Sir/Madam,

I am emailing with a Freedom of Information request, regarding digital discharge summaries. My query is:

Where a freetext search is possible, how many digital discharge summaries included any of the terms “spiked”, “spike” or “spiking" over the past 5 calendar years, and the year to date. Please provide data for each year:-

1) 2018
2) 2019
3) 2020
4) 2021
5) 2022
6) 2023 - latest available data - please specify period

Thank you in advance for your help with this query.

Yours faithfully,
Will Hecker

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DoH FOI, Department of Health (Northern Ireland)

Will,

 

Thank you for your email below.

 

I have checked with the relevant officials in the Department and have been
advised that the Department does not hold this information.

 

However, it has been suggested that you should get the information if you
contact each of the Trusts individually and I attach below, links to each
to assist you.

 

[1]Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

[2]Southern Health and Social Care Trust

[3]Western Health and Social Care Trust

[4]Northern Health and Social Care Trust

[5]South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust

 

If you feel that the information we have provided does not fully meet your
request, you have the right to request a formal review by the Department
within two calendar months of the date of this letter.  If you wish to do
so, please write FAO Internal Reviewer ([email address]), Annexe 3,
Castle Buildings, Stormont, Belfast BT4 3SQ.

If after such an internal review you are still unhappy with the response,
you have the right to appeal to the Information Commissioner at Wycliffe
House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, CHESHIRE SK9 5AF, who will undertake an
independent review.

 

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

 

Regards,

 

Joyce

 

Joyce McGrattan

Information Management Branch

Department of Health (NI)

 

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