Northern Ireland Statistics on Spiking
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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Dear Will Hecker
I refer to your Freedom of Information (FOI) request below which was
received by the Western Health and Social Care Trust on 19/04/2023. We
apologise for the delay in responding.
Please see attached a Trust response to your request.
We hope you find this response helpful.
Yours sincerely
(Not signed – issued by email)
Freedom of Information Office
Western Health and Social Care Trust
Freedom of Information: If you are dissatisfied as to how this request has
been handled, you have the right to seek a review within the Trust in the
first instance. You should write to the FOI Office, Lime Villa, Gransha
Park, Clooney Road, Londonderry, BT47 6WJ
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this response and your complaint will be considered and a response
provided, usually within 20 working days of receipt.
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your complaint to the Information Commissioner at The Information
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Information Commissioner, you will need to show evidence of having gone
through the Trust’s internal review procedure to try to resolve the matter
with the Trust in the first instance.
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1. mailto:[Western Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland) request email]
Dear Will Hecker
I refer to your Freedom of Information (FOI) request below which was
received by the Western Health and Social Care Trust on 19/04/2023. We
apologise for the delay in responding.
Please see attached a Trust response to your request.
We hope you find this response helpful.
Yours sincerely
(Not signed – issued by email)
Freedom of Information Office
Western Health and Social Care Trust
Freedom of Information: If you are dissatisfied as to how this request has
been handled, you have the right to seek a review within the Trust in the
first instance. You should write to the FOI Office, Lime Villa, Gransha
Park, Clooney Road, Londonderry, BT47 6WJ
([1][Western Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland) request email]) within two months of the date of
this response and your complaint will be considered and a response
provided, usually within 20 working days of receipt.
If, after receiving a response, you remain dissatisfied, you can refer
your complaint to the Information Commissioner at The Information
Commissioner’s office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9
5AF. It is important to note that if you refer any matter to the
Information Commissioner, you will need to show evidence of having gone
through the Trust’s internal review procedure to try to resolve the matter
with the Trust in the first instance.
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1. mailto:[Western Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland) request email]
Dear Will Hecker
I refer to your Freedom of Information (FOI) request below which was
received by the Western Health and Social Care Trust on 19/04/2023. We
apologise for the delay in responding.
Please see attached a Trust response to your request.
We hope you find this response helpful.
Yours sincerely
(Not signed – issued by email)
Freedom of Information Office
Western Health and Social Care Trust
Freedom of Information: If you are dissatisfied as to how this request has
been handled, you have the right to seek a review within the Trust in the
first instance. You should write to the FOI Office, Lime Villa, Gransha
Park, Clooney Road, Londonderry, BT47 6WJ
([1][Western Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland) request email]) within two months of the date of
this response and your complaint will be considered and a response
provided, usually within 20 working days of receipt.
If, after receiving a response, you remain dissatisfied, you can refer
your complaint to the Information Commissioner at The Information
Commissioner’s office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9
5AF. It is important to note that if you refer any matter to the
Information Commissioner, you will need to show evidence of having gone
through the Trust’s internal review procedure to try to resolve the matter
with the Trust in the first instance.
References
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1. mailto:[Western Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland) request email]
Dear Will Hecker
I refer to your Freedom of Information (FOI) request below which was
received by the Western Health and Social Care Trust on 19/04/2023. We
apologise for the delay in responding.
Please see attached a Trust response to your request.
We hope you find this response helpful.
Yours sincerely
(Not signed – issued by email)
Freedom of Information Office
Western Health and Social Care Trust
Freedom of Information: If you are dissatisfied as to how this request has
been handled, you have the right to seek a review within the Trust in the
first instance. You should write to the FOI Office, Lime Villa, Gransha
Park, Clooney Road, Londonderry, BT47 6WJ
([1][Western Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland) request email]) within two months of the date of
this response and your complaint will be considered and a response
provided, usually within 20 working days of receipt.
If, after receiving a response, you remain dissatisfied, you can refer
your complaint to the Information Commissioner at The Information
Commissioner’s office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9
5AF. It is important to note that if you refer any matter to the
Information Commissioner, you will need to show evidence of having gone
through the Trust’s internal review procedure to try to resolve the matter
with the Trust in the first instance.
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