Freedom of Information Request: 0633
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
1) How many digital discharge summaries from 1st November 2017 to 1st November 2018 included any of the following terms
- GHB
- GBL
- gamma-hydroxybutyrate
- gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid
- 4-hydroxybutanoic acid
- 1,4-butanediol
- 1,4-BD
2 discharge summaries contained the term “gamma-hydroxybutyrate”.
Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospital
1) How many digital discharge summaries from 1st November 2017 to 1st November 2018 included any of the following terms
- GHB
- GBL
- gamma-hydroxybutyrate
- gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid
- 4-hydroxybutanoic acid
- 1,4-butanediol
- 1,4-BD
We do not hold this information. We only have diagnosis and procedure codes, and do not have a system that allows us to search free text.
