Northern Ireland Statistics on Spiking

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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

Foi Pha, Public Health Agency for Northern Ireland

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Dear Mr Hecker

Ref: Freedom of Information Request No. 06-2324

Thank you for your request for information. Your request was received by the Public Health Agency on 19 April 2023. This request will be processed under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, within the statutory timescale of 20 working days.

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Yours sincerely
FOI Team

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Foi Pha, Public Health Agency for Northern Ireland

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Dear Mr Hecker

Freedom of Information Request No. 06-2324

Please find attached PHA's response to your recent Freedom of Information Request.

If you have any queries about this communication, please do not hesitate to contact me. It would be helpful if you could quote the reference number above in any future communications relating to this request for information.

Yours sincerely

Janine Watterson
FOI Team

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