Totals for inflammatory Heart Disease
Dear Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust,
Could you please send me the following information;
Numbers for Emergency Attendances for the following conditions;
Pericarditis, Myocarditis
For the years;
2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Yours faithfully,
Sarah Jane Willey
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Dear Sarah
Thank-you for your email received on 6th January 2023 requesting information which has been processed under the Freedom of Information Act. Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of this Act. I can confirm that the Trust is holding records that are relevant to your enquiry.
For the period of 01/01/2019 – 01/01/2023, there were 153 attendances to the Emergency Department of the Royal United Hospital Trust recorded as related to Myocarditis, and 300 related to Pericarditis.
I trust that this information provides you with a suitable response to your enquiry. If not and you feel that your request has not been satisfactorily answered, then the Trust has an internal review procedure for dealing with complaints received under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 whereby your case is presented to the Chairman for an independent review/decision. Alternatively, you do have the right to complain to the Information Commissioners Office after any internal review procedure has been exhausted. The Information Commissioners Office is an independent body that enforces the Freedom of Information Act, the General Data Protection Regulation and the Environmental Information regulations. The address of the Information Commissioner is Information Commissioners Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF
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Julie Clark
FOI Co-ordinator
Information Governance
Health Informatics Service (E5)
Apley House
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Combe Park, Bath, BA1 3NG
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Dear FOIREQUESTS (ROYAL UNITED HOSPITALS BATH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST),
Thank you for your reply but it was not really what I requested. What I would like to know see is a set of numbers showing the following;
1. Total of attendances to the Emergency Department of the Royal United Trust Hospital Trust recorded as related to Myocarditis for 2019
2. Total of attendances to the Emergency Department of the Royal United Trust Hospital Trust recorded as related to Pericarditis for 2019
3. Total of attendances to the Emergency Department of the Royal United Trust Hospital Trust recorded as related to Myocarditis for 2020
4. Total of attendances to the Emergency Department of the Royal United Trust Hospital Trust recorded as related to Pericarditis for 2020
5. Total of attendances to the Emergency Department of the Royal United Trust Hospital Trust recorded as related to Myocarditis for 2021
6. Total of attendances to the Emergency Department of the Royal United Trust Hospital Trust recorded as related to Pericarditis for 2021
7. Total of attendances to the Emergency Department of the Royal United Trust Hospital Trust recorded as related to Myocarditis for 2022
8. Total of attendances to the Emergency Department of the Royal United Trust Hospital Trust recorded as related to Pericarditis for 2022
Below is the response I received which is just a total of the whole period. I thought my request was clear but apologies if it was not and I hope the above is now clear
For the period of 01/01/2019 – 01/01/2023, there were 153 attendances to the Emergency Department of the Royal United Hospital Trust recorded as related to Myocarditis, and 300 related to Pericarditis.
Yours sincerely,
Sarah Jane Willey
Dear Sarah
Thank-you for your email received on 15^th March 2023 requesting
information which has been processed under the Freedom of Information Act.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of
this Act. I can confirm that the Trust is holding records that are
relevant to your enquiry.
Year Diagnosis Patient
Count
2019 Myocarditis 31
2019 Pericarditis 55
2020 Myocarditis 29
2020 Pericarditis 64
2021 Myocarditis 42
2021 Pericarditis 85
2022 Myocarditis 52
2022 Pericarditis 85
I trust that this information provides you with a suitable response to
your enquiry. If not and you feel that your request has not been
satisfactorily answered, then the Trust has an internal review procedure
for dealing with complaints received under the Freedom of Information Act
2000 whereby your case is presented to the Chairman for an independent
review/decision. Alternatively, you do have the right to complain to the
Information Commissioners Office after any internal review procedure has
been exhausted. The Information Commissioners Office is an independent
body that enforces the Freedom of Information Act, the General Data
Protection Regulation and the Environmental Information regulations. The
address of the Information Commissioner is Information Commissioners
Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF
If I can be of any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact
me again.
Julie Clark
FOI Co-ordinator
Information Governance
Health Informatics Service (E5)
Apley House
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Combe Park, Bath, BA1 3NG
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