Freedom of Information Request: 0141 2019/20
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) completed a merger by acquisition of Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (HEFT) on 1st April 2018. Due to historical differences in data collection/reporting across UHB and the former Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust this response has been provided by hospital site.
I am requesting data through Freedom Of Information Act regarding accessing hearing services by gender, age and ethnicity.
- Two blank excel tables are attached with this email through which the data was provided last year. Could I please request the tables to be completed of which one is for time period Jan 2017 to Dec 2017 and the other Jan 2018 to Dec 2018? I would like to request the data covering all four sites of University Hospitals Birmingham Audiology/Hearing Services.
Please see the attached spreadsheet FOI 0141
2. Could you also please provide me with the following data:
– Total overall patient population covered by the trust, treated or not treated And
– The total patient population covered by the trust in 2018 only treated or not treated
The Trust does not have a defined patient catchment area. The Trust serves the Birmingham and Solihull areas and provides specialist treatment to patients from across the UK. Further information can be found at https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/about-us.htm.