Internal Reference Number: FOI_7521
Date Request Received: 01/11/2023 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 14/11/2023 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Pressure Ulcer Statistics
Request Category: Companies
Question Number 1: The total number of patients cared for during 12 months between 01/10/2022 and 01/10/2023: • Emergency • Day Case • Elective • Other • Total | |
Answer To Question 1: Please see our response to all questions in the Excel spreadsheet attached. To accompany this answer to question 1 please also see the documents listed below: 11787 - FOI_7521 - Pressure Ulcer Statistics.xlsx | |
Question Number 2: Number of inpatients that developed bed sores, pressure sores or pressure ulcers for the twelve months between: 01/10/2022 and 01/10/2023. | |
Answer To Question 2: Please see attached spreadsheet | |
Question Number 3: Total number of pressure sore incidents by grade, not number of patients, as some patients may develop more than one pressure ulcers between: 01/10/2022 and 01/10/2023 • Grade 1 • Grade 2 • Grade 3 • Grade 4 | |
Answer To Question 3: Please see attached spreadsheet | |
Question Number 4: The proportion of these pressure sores that were new, and had therefore occurred since. | |
Answer To Question 4: Please see attached spreadsheet | |
Question Number 5: The number of patients admitted from residential or nursing homes with pressure sores | |
Answer To Question 5: Please see attached spreadsheet | |
Question Number 6: The number of death certificates in this period on which pressure sores were mentioned. | |
Answer To Question 6: Please see attached spreadsheet | |
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