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DATE: 28/01/2022
Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 294-2122
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
1. What I am trying to understand is how many people died with COVID and how many people died from COVID. To lower the burden on your Trust, can I therefore please have a response to questions 1.a and 2.a? Other Trusts have been able to answer 1.a and 2.a by splitting the answer to 1.a by parts 1 and 2 of the death certificate. No. of inpatient deaths occurring between 01/12/2019 and 30/11/2021 where patients received positive COVID-19 test results within 28 days of death
COVID-19 recorded at Part I MCCD 49*
COVID-19 recorded at Part II MCCD 7
COVID-19 not recorded on MCCD 6
Total 62
*Of the 49 inpatient deaths where COVID-19 was recorded at Part I MCCD, 8 patients also had additional conditions recorded at Part I MCCD, including: Alzheimer’s disease, atrial fibrillation, cerebrovascular accident, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, frailty of old age and renal failure. Additionally, early in the pandemic, there were 2 inpatient deaths where patients tested negative to COVID-19 and ‘Suspected COVID-19 infection’ was recorded at Part I MCCD. NHS England did not collect this data in retrospect. Should you have any queries in relation to our response in this letter, please do not hesitate to contact me. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:-
– Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth
GLOUCESTER GL3 4AW
If you are not content with the outcome of any review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office ICO. for further advice/guidance. Generally, the ICO will not consider your case unless you have exhausted your enquiries with the Trust which should include considering the use of the Trust’s formal complaints procedure. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Officer
On behalf of Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust
FOI Request
To: Freedom of Information
Subject: Re: FOI 294-2122 - Clarification
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Hello,
What I am trying to understand is how many people died with COVID and how many people died from COVID. To lower the burden on your Trust, can I therefore please have a response to questions 1.a and 2.a?
Other Trusts have been able to answer 1.a and 2.a by splitting the answer to 1.a by parts 1 and 2 of the death certificate. If you are still unable to answer those two questions, can you please explain how it is possible that you do not record what patients in your care die of?
Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 294-2122
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. In order to respond to your request our information teams are seeking the below clarification:
2a. How many people have died in your hospitals purely and only due to COVID-19?
Please can you confirm, are you asking for how many people had COVID-19 recorded at Part I Medical Certificate of Cause of Death death certificate. only without any other conditions/diseases/injuries recorded at Part II of the death certificate? Or do you want to know numbers of patients who only had COVID-19 recorded at Part I death certificate with other conditions/diseases/injuries recorded at Part II death certificate. Please can we kindly ask you re-phrase your question referencing Part I and Part II for clarity.
If you are unsure of what Part I and Part II of the death certificate is, you can follow this link for an explanation a guide for doctors who complete the death certificates.:
Completing a medical certificate of cause of death MCCD. - GOV.UK www.gov.uk. Would you be able to provide clarification around the information you are expecting the response to include for this question?
Legal Services Officer Legal Services. Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Edward Jenner Court, Pioneer Avenue, Gloucester Business Park, Brockworth, GL3 4AW
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Subject: FOI Request
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-------------------------FOI Team,
I am writing for information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 2000. All questions pertain to the following dates: 01/12/2019 to 30/11/2021. I would like to know the following:
1.a. How many people have died in your hospitals within 28 days of testing positive for COVID-19?
1.b. Of those people, how many had underlying health conditions / co-morbidities and how many did not? Please provide absolute numbers and percentages.
1.c. Please also state the top 5 underlying health conditions / co-morbidities of those people.
1.d. Please state how many of those people were vaccinated and how many were not. Please provide absolute numbers and percentages. For vaccinated people, please break down the response in the following way: i. received one dose, ii. received two or more doses. 2.a. How many people have died in your hospitals purely and only due to COVID-19? 2.b. Of those people, how many had underlying health conditions / co-morbidities and how many did not? Please provide absolute numbers and percentages.
2.c. Please also state the top 5 underlying health conditions / co-morbidities of those people.
2.d. Please state how many of those people were vaccinated and how many were not. Please provide absolute numbers and percentages. For vaccinated people, please break down the response in the following way: i. received one dose, ii. received two or more doses. Please keep the numbers/figures/percentages/etc. provided in response to questions 2.a-d separate from the numbers/figures/percentages/etc. provided in response to questions 1.a-d. If that is not possible, please clearly indicate which numbers are combined.