Unexplained Fractures in Babies
Dear Medical Research Council,
Please could you provide all statistical data you hold broken down year by year, in relation to admissions due to fractures in babies, going back from 2011 to whatever date is reasonable.
I am particularly interested in
1. The age of the child at the time of injury.
2. Name of the Hospital
3. Whether the Fractures had an organic explanation. (If so what was the cause eg. Brittle bones, Vitamin D deficiency etc)
4. Whether the Fractures were recorded as non accidental.
5. Whether police were informed.
6. Whether the child was adopted (records show child's change of name and parent).
7. Whether the child died from the injuries.
8. Whether Social Services were informed.
I appreciate that it may not be possible to provide all the above listed information however I would be grateful to receive whatever information you have available and signposting towards other organisations who may hold the relevant data.
Yours faithfully,
B McKenzie
Dear B McKenzie,
Thank you for your FOI request.
We will look into what information we have available and get back to you.
Yours Sincerely,
Tiffany
Tiffany Lay
Senior Information Officer
Medical Research Council
www.mrc.ac.uk
Dear B McKenzie,
Thank you for your Freedom of Information request that you submitted on 27
October 2011.
As you may know, the Medical Research Council (MRC) is a publicly-funded
organisation dedicated to improving human health. The MRC support research
across the entire spectrum of medical sciences, in universities and
hospitals, in our own units, centres and institutes in the UK, and in our
units in Africa. The MRC supports the best scientific research to improve
human health. Its work ranges from molecular level science to public health
medicine and has led to pioneering discoveries in our understanding of the
human body and the diseases which affect us all.
The MRC has conducted a search of its systems and can confirm that we do not
hold the information that you have requested. As you are requesting
admission data, may we suggest that you approach the NHS for this
information.
I hope that you find the information we have been able to provide to you to
be useful and if you have any questions, or would like any further
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Yours Sincerely,
Tiffany
Tiffany Lay
Senior Information Officer
Medical Research Council
www.mrc.ac.uk
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