University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) completed a merger by acquisition of Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (HEFT) on 1st April 2018. UHB includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and Community Services, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham Chest Clinic.
Due to historical differences in data collection/reporting across UHB and the former Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust some responses have been provided by hospital site.
Under the Freedom of Information Act, we are asking for information about the number of diagnostic tests carried out at your NHS Trust for certain infectious diseases in the twelve months from April 2017 to March 2018.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Please see attached: FOI 0354
Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull
We do not hold this information. The information you are asking for is held by Public Health England. Their contact details are:
Public Information Access Office
Wellington House
133-155 Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8UG
United Kingdom
Email: FOI@phe.gov.uk
