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CONFIDENTIAL

Our ref: FOI/768
27/04/2023

By Email: [FOI #973589 email]
 

Dear Will Hecker

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your request for information received by us today,
requesting information about Northern Ireland Statistics on Spiking.

Your request is being dealt with under freedom of information requirements
and will be answered within 20 working days.

In the interim should you have any queries about your request, please do
not hesitate to contact us – our contact information is outlined below in
the footnote.

Yours sincerely,

INFORMATION GOVERNANCE DEPARTMENT

Should you wish to reply to this email, please be careful not to amend the
information in the ‘subject’ field. This will ensure that the information
is added directly to your case. However, please be aware that this is an
automated process; the information will not be read by a member of our
staff until your case is allocated to a request handler.

Information Governance Department, Causeway House, 8E Coleraine Road,
Ballymoney, Co Antrim, BT53 6BP, TEL: 028 2766 1293.

Our ref: FOI/768
15/05/2023
 

By Email: [FOI #973589 email]

Dear Will Hecker

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your request for information.

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

I am writing to seek further information to clarify your request and
locate the information you seek.

[Can you please clarify what you mean by the terms "spiked, spike or
spiking" and what this is in relation to as the Service is unable to
process your request without clarification]

Please note, the time limit for responding to your request has been
stopped and will restart once this additional information has been
received.  In the absence of any additional information, the Trust will
not be able to process your request.

If you need any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us
using one of the below contact methods outlined in the footnote and quote
the above reference number. 

IF ISSUED BY EMAIL –

Should you wish to reply to this email, please be careful not to amend the
information in the ‘subject’ field. This will ensure that the information
is added directly to your case. However, please be aware that this is an
automated process; the information will not be read by a member of our
staff until your case is allocated to a request handler.

Yours sincerely

INFORMATION GOVERNACE DEPARTMENT

Information Governance Department, Causeway House, 8E Coleraine Road,
Ballymoney, Co Antrim, BT53 6BP, TEL: 028 2766 1293.

I would be grateful if you could provide clarification as requested.

Kind regards.

Irene.

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Our ref: FOI/768
15/05/2023
 

By Email: [FOI #973589 email]

Dear Will Hecker

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your request for information.

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

I am writing to seek further information to clarify your request and
locate the information you seek.

[Can you please clarify what you mean by the terms "spiked, spike or
spiking" and what this is in relation to as the Service is unable to
process your request without clarification]

Please note, the time limit for responding to your request has been
stopped and will restart once this additional information has been
received.  In the absence of any additional information, the Trust will
not be able to process your request.

If you need any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us
using one of the below contact methods outlined in the footnote and quote
the above reference number. 

IF ISSUED BY EMAIL –

Should you wish to reply to this email, please be careful not to amend the
information in the ‘subject’ field. This will ensure that the information
is added directly to your case. However, please be aware that this is an
automated process; the information will not be read by a member of our
staff until your case is allocated to a request handler.

Yours sincerely

INFORMATION GOVERNACE DEPARTMENT