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Tuesday 22 October 2024
Salisbury Foundation Trust

FOI_8199

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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