Number of hospitalisations related to dog attacks in the BHSCT area 2008-2022

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Jonathan Rainey

Dear Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland),

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please can your authority provide annual data on hospitalisations related to dog attacks (or more specifically, dog bites) in the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust area between 2008 and 2022? If so, can you include age range, gender and locations (including health boards) of those who were hospitalised due to dog attacks between those years?

Yours faithfully,

Jonathan Rainey

PublicLiaison-SM, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland)

Dear Jonathan

 

FOI REQUEST RE:  NUMBER OF HOSPITALISATIONS RELATED TO DOG ATTACKS IN THE
BHSCT AREA 2008-2022

 

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PublicLiaison-SM, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland)

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Good morning Jonathan,

 

FOI ENQUIRY RE: DOG ATTACK HOSPITALISATIONS

 

I refer to your Freedom of Information (FOI) request received on 9^th May
2023. Our response is now attached for your information.    

 

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