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FOI 0282 2019/20 Radiology Reporting

Published: November 15, 2019

Freedom of Information Request: 0282 2019/20 What is the total number of studies undertaken by radiology over a 12-month period? 917,714 (2018/19) What is the total number of studies that are currently unreported? 27,237 What is the average turnaround time for studies? 12-13 days How many images are outsourced over a 12-month period? 40,534 (2018/19) […]

FOI 0226 2019/20 Subarachnoid Haemorrhage

Published: November 15, 2019

Freedom of Information Request: 0226 2019/20 I am completing a piece of research regarding subarachnoid haemorrhage and incidence of vasospasm.  Is it possible to find out the number of patients admitted with subarachnoid haemorrhage in 2010 and the amount that developed vasospasm, and the figures for the same but in 2018? Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham: […]

FOI 0225 2019/20 NICE Guidelines

Published: November 15, 2019

Freedom of Information Request: 0225 2019/20 We are looking specifically at diagnostics – NICE Guidance – DG34 – tumour profiling for breast cancer, as a recent example. We would like to understand any procurement plans you have in place as a result of this? Including dates, procurement route (open, restricted), regime (whether light touch regime, […]

FOI 0218 2019/20 Patient Feeding and Catering

Published: November 15, 2019

Please see attached document for FOI 0218 FOI 0218

FOI 0206 2019/20 Pessary Care

Published: November 15, 2019

Freedom of Information Request: 0206 2019/2 We represent a group of multi-professional clinicians and pessary users who have come together following a recognised need for UK guidelines relating to pessary for prolapse management. To date, the UK lacks an evidence based guideline detailing various aspects of pessary care. 1)- How many new pessaries are inserted […]

FOI 0115 2019/20 International Recruitment

Published: November 15, 2019

Freedom of Information Request: 0115 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 […]

FOI 0384 Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy

Published: October 23, 2019

What is the first line bowel preparation laxative that is offered to patients undergoing colonoscopy? Do you offer any alternative bowel preparation laxatives for patients undergoing colonoscopy? How many patients received each bowel preparation laxative between 1st January 2018- 1st January 2019? What were the number of patients receiving each bowel preparation laxative who had […]

FOI 0372 2019/20 Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Published: October 23, 2019

Freedom of Information Request: 0372 2019/20 Within your health trust how many patients have been treated in the past 6 months for head and neck cancer (Squamous cell carcinoma)? 22 Of these patients how many are locally advanced and how many are recurrent and/or metastatic head and neck cancer patients? Locally advanced 2 Recurrent metastatic […]

FOI 0365 2019/20 Multiple Sclerosis

Published: October 23, 2019

Freedom of Information Request: 0365 2019/20 In the last six months how many patients in your trust have a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis (MS), regardless of whether they are currently having treatment? 1,655   Of these MS patients, how many have been diagnosed with relapsing (RMS) or primary progressive (PPMS) MS?   How many patients […]

FOI 0342 2019/20 Biologics and Biosimilar Prescribing

Published: October 23, 2019

Freedom of Information Request: 0342 2019/20 I have a Freedom of Information request regarding biologics and biosimilar prescribing. Could you please provide me with the following numbers of patients treated in the last 12 months [latest 12 months possible] with the following drugs for the following conditions. Please see attached document FOI 0342

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