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FOI 5782 Drugs and A&E

Please provide the following figures for each calendar year from 2013 to 2017:

1. The number of A&E attendances where the word ‘cocaine’ appears in the free-text diagnosis field.

2013 – 13
2014 – 8
2015 – 28
2016 – 29
2017 – 41

2. The number of A&E attendances where the word ‘ecstasy’ appears in the free-text diagnosis field.

2013 – 0
2014 – 2
2015 – 1
2016 – 3
2017 – 3

3. The number of A&E attendances where the word ‘ketamine’ appears in the free-text diagnosis field.

2013 – 1
2014 – 2
2015 – 0
2016 – 0
2017 – 1

4. The number of A&E attendances diagnosed as F14 under the ICD-10 classification system.

We do not hold this information as the Trust does not use this specific codes, instead we use a generic code for drug use.

5. The number of A&E attendances diagnosed as F15 under the ICD-10 classification system.

We do not hold this information as the Trust does not use this specific codes, instead we use a generic code for drug use.

6. The number of A&E attendances diagnosed as F16 under the ICD-10 classification system.

We do not hold this information as the Trust does not use this specific codes, instead we use a generic code for drug use.

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