FOI_6601

Internal Reference Number: FOI_6601

Date Request Received: 20/05/2022 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 08/06/2022 00:00:00

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Request Summary: Patient ethnicity

Request Category: Researcher


Question Number 1: Within the ethnic minority categories used within your organisation to collate information on patient ethnicity, are Gypsy, Roma, Traveller included as three separate ethnic minority groups?

Answer To Question 1: No these are not recorded as separate ethnic minority groups.

Question Number 2: Do you collate heath trends related to Gypsy, Roma, Traveller health and illness?

Answer To Question 2: No we do not as we do not have these as separate ethnic minority categories.

Question Number 3: Please can you send me the list of ethnic groups used by your organisation when collating ethnicity information about patients.

Answer To Question 3: Please find the spreadsheet attached containing our response to this question. To accompany this answer to question 3 please also see the documents listed below: 10611 - FOI_6601 - Carter - Patient Ethnicity .xlsx
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Our staff at Salisbury District Hospital have long been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment they provide for our patients and for their innovation, commitment and professionalism. This has been recognised in a wide range of achievements and it is reflected in our award of NHS Foundation Trust status. This is afforded to hospitals that provide the highest standards of care.