FOI_7732

Internal Reference Number: FOI_7732

Date Request Received: 08/02/2024 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 23/02/2024 00:00:00

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Request Summary: Amputations

Request Category: Media


Question Number 1: 1. How many amputations took place due to medical errors between January 2020- now? By ‘medical errors’ I refer to; Delayed treatment of an infection, Failure to recognise that the blood supply has been cut off to a limb, Poor management of peripheral neuropathy in diabetic patients, A surgeon operating on the wrong body part, Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or a delay in diagnosis of a DVT, Incorrect treatment of fractures causing tissue damage, Negligently performed joint replacement surgery. Can this information be broken down by year, up to and include any data held for January 2024.

Answer To Question 1: 2020 - Less than 5 2021 - Less than 5 2022 - Less than 5 2023 - Less than 5 2024 - Less than 5

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