Dear NHS Hospital Trust,

I am making a Freedom of Information request for the following information:

Can you specify how many patients have been admitted by your Trust’s A&E department as a result of vaping fluids laced with either cannabis, or derivatives like tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), or Spice and or similar synthetic cannabinoids, in the in each of the last five calendar years.

Can you also specify the total number of patients admitted as a result of vaping standard fluids, eg tobacco derivatives.

Can you also break this down by gender and the following age brackets: Under 16, Under 18, Under 25 and 26 and over.

Yours faithfully,

Andy Buckwell

Dear Sir/Madam

Thank you for your request for information that was received on 23 January 2020, this is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, we will let you know. We will issue a formal fees notice before commencing the work, setting out the likely cost against the amount of time anticipated.

If you have any queries about this email, please contact me. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Kind regards
Catherine

Catherine Wright |Freedom of Information Officer | Information Governance ||Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Rothwell Road, Kettering. NN16 8UZ | Tel:  01536 49000

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Dear Sir/Madam

Please see the attached response to your recent Freedom of Information request.

Kind regards
Catherine

Catherine Wright |Freedom of Information Officer | Information Governance ||Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Rothwell Road, Kettering. NN16 8UZ | Tel:  01536 49000

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