Wednesday 30 October 2024
Internal Reference Number: FOI_8199
Date Request Received: 10/10/2024 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 18/10/2024 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Pressure sores
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: I want to submit a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please could you provide the following information for your Trust for the financial years 2022-23 and 2023-24: - The total number of patients who developed pressure sores (also known as bed sores or pressure ulcers) during their stay. - This figure as a percentage of all patients admitted to beds at the trust. Please note: - If the data cannot be provided for all patients admitted to beds, please provide any available data on bed sore incidence in hospital inpatients. - If some of the requested data is unavailable or cannot be provided in the specified format, I am happy to receive partial data or guidance on refining my request. | |
| Answer To Question 1: - The total number of patients who developed pressure sores (also known as bed sores or pressure ulcers) during their stay 22/23 = 425 23/24 = 401 - This figure as a percentage of all patients admitted to beds at the trust. Both financial years are 0.24% - The percentage is the same for both years | |
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