| Information Governance Department 14 Lister Street University Hospital Crosshouse Crosshouse Kilmarnock KA2 0BB |
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| Elliot Dempsey
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Dear Mr Dempsey,
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2002
Thank you for your request for the provision of the following information.
I am writing to request the number of people who have died in NHS Ayrshire and Arran Hospitals from 1st January 2020 to 31st December 2020.
To clarify, I have seen the figures published online but I know they cover mortality rates within 28 days of a positive test, so death could have been due to other causes. I would like the exact number of deaths in 2020 where COVID-19 alone has been written on the death certificate.
Response:
According to the NRS Scotland dataset, for the specified time period, there have been 338 deaths where COVID-19 is mentioned on the death certificate, with 292 where COVID-19 is cited as the primary cause of death. Of these deaths, there have been 11 where no other conditions are mentioned apart from COVID-19. This number includes both NHS Ayrshire & Arran (NHSAA) residents who have died in NHSAA hospitals and non NHSAA residents who have died within NHSAA hospitals.
Please also see the link below for the Weekly and Monthly Data on Births and Deaths Registered in Scotland. Scroll down to the ‘Deaths involving coronavirus (COVID-19) in Scotland’ link and select. Click on ‘Data and Charts’.
https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/general-publications/weekly-and-monthly-data-on-births-and-deaths-registered-in-scotland
I trust this response is helpful. However, under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 if you are dissatisfied with our response you are entitled to request a review. A request for a review must be made in writing to Mrs Jillian Neilson, Head of Information Governance, NHS Ayrshire & Arran, 14 Lister Street, University Hospital Crosshouse, Kilmarnock, KA2 0BB or email [email protected], no later than 40 working days from 18 February 2021. You must provide your full name, an address for correspondence, details of your original request and say why you would like a review.
If our decision is unchanged following a review and you remain dissatisfied with this, you then have the right to make a formal appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner at www.itspublicknowledge.info/Appeal
Please do not hesitate to contact me should you require any further advice or assistance.
Yours sincerely,
Taylor Dante
Freedom of Information Office
Information Governance
NHS Ayrshire & Arran
14 Lister Street, University Hospital Crosshouse
Kilmarnock KA2 0BE