Number of patient transfer from UHNS

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Dear Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust,

Can you please provide the statistics for the number of inpatients who have been transferred from UHNS to Stafford Hospital because UHNS has reached capacity for the years 2012, 2013 and 2014?

Specifically for the following departments:

Maternity
- Midwife Led Unit
- Consultant Led Unit
Paediatrics
SCBU

Yours faithfully,
Ms. Fields

FOI MANAGER, Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Ms Fields

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST NO: 14388

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FOI MANAGER, Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Ms Fields,

Freedom of Information Request No: 14388

Further to your request, received on 7 September 2014. 

I can confirm that the Trust holds the requested information. Please find
our response to your following request in blue.

Can you please provide the statistics for the number of inpatients who
have been transferred from UHNS to Stafford Hospital because UHNS has
reached capacity for the years 2012, 2013 and 2014?

Specifically for the following departments:

Maternity

- Midwife Led Unit

- Consultant Led Unit

Paediatrics

SCBU

Please see below the numbers of inpatients transferred from UHNS
(University Hospital of North Staffordshire) to Stafford Hospital,
however, we are unable to identify whether the patients were transferred
due to capacity issues, this information would be held by UHNS.

 

        Calendar Year          
Admitting Area  2012    2013    2014    Total  
Delivery        0       1       0       1      
Paediatrics     0       0       4       4      
SCBU    2       8       13      23     
Grand Total     2       9       17      28     

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