Freedom of Information Request: 0612
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.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
- Within your trust how many patients do you have diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Patients diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis for the time period of 01 Nov 2017 – 30 Nov 2018 = 1178
- How many Rheumatoid Arthritis patients have had an IFR [Individual Funding Request] put in for them to have an advanced treatment (i.e. biologic or JAK inhibitor) in the past 12 months?
None.
- How many patients do you have diagnosed with moderateRheumatoid Arthritis? [moderate is defined within the guidelines as patients with a DAS score of between 3.2 and 5.1]
In order to obtain this figure, we considered the following codes:
DAS28 CRP
DAS28 CRP Score
DAS28 CRP Swollen joint count
DAS28 CRP Tender joint count
- How many moderateRheumatoid Arthritis patients have had an IFR [Individual Funding Request] put in for them to have an advanced treatment (i.e. biologic or JAK inhibitor) in the past 12 months?
None.
- How many moderateRheumatoid Arthritis patients have been granted an IFR request for an advanced treatment (i.e. biologic or JAK inhibitor) in the past 12 months?
None.
- If possible, please state the number of patients and the name of an advanced treatment (i.e. biologic or JAK inhibitor) provided
Not applicable.
Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospital
- Within your trust how many patients do you have diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
November 2017 – October 2018: 3037 patients diagnosed
- How many Rheumatoid Arthritis patients have had an IFR [Individual Funding Request] put in for them to have an advanced treatment (i.e. biologic or JAK inhibitor) in the past 12 months?
None.
- How many patients do you have diagnosed with moderateRheumatoid Arthritis? [moderate is defined within the guidelines as patients with a DAS score of between 3.2 and 5.1.
We do not hold this information. There is no code for moderate rheumatoid arthritis.
- How many moderateRheumatoid Arthritis patients have had an IFR [Individual Funding Request] put in for them to have an advanced treatment (i.e. biologic or JAK inhibitor) in the past 12 months?
None.
- How many moderateRheumatoid Arthritis patients have been granted an IFR request for an advanced treatment (i.e. biologic or JAK inhibitor) in the past 12 months?
None.
- If possible, please state the number of patients and the name of an advanced treatment (i.e. biologic or JAK inhibitor) provided
Not applicable.
