
Internal Reference Number: FOI_9108
Date Request Received: 18/12/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 30/12/2025 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Extreme Cold (England 2)
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: Please answer the following two questions giving numbers for each of the following financial years (i) 2020/21, (ii) 2021/22, (iii) 2022/23, (iv) 2023/24 and (v) 2024/25 How many people were (a) treated by your trust where the external cause of them being admitted was recorded as X31 Exposure to excessive natural cold. | |
| Answer To Question 1: Please see our response to both questions in the Excel spreadsheet attached. To accompany this answer to question 1 please also see the documents listed below: | |
| Question Number 2: Of the people referred to in Question 1 how many of them were logged where any of their diagnosis codes (either primary diagnosis or a secondary diagnosis) were (a) any form of pneumonia, or (b) T68 X hypothermia. If possible I would ask you to EXCLUDE those where the person was recorded as being homeless in that they did not have a home to live in. This exemption should not be extended to people described as NFA in that they lived in a home although did not necessarily have a fixed/permanent address. Please state whether you have been able to exclude homeless people from the figures or not. | |
| Answer To Question 2: Please see our response to both questions in the Excel spreadsheet attached. | |
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Our staff at 91Ó°ÊÓ District Hospital have long been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment they provide for our patients and for their innovation, commitment and professionalism. This has been recognised in a wide range of achievements and it is reflected in our award of NHS Foundation Trust status. This is afforded to hospitals that provide the highest standards of care.