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Ref FOI21 174
Date 22 June 2021
Dear Sir/Madam
Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
Please find below/attached the Isle of Wight NHS Trust’s response to your request.
How many patients have died in the Isle of Wight with covid-19 as the only factor (eg) without comorbidity for the period 1st January2021 to 1st June 2021.
Response – The IWNHS Trust has reported all deaths as per guidance issued by NHS England and has Medically Certified Cause of Death (MCCD) in line with the Coronavirus Act March 2020 – excess death provisions: information and guidance for medical practitioners which sets out the clauses relating to death certification of COVID 19(C19) related deaths.
As of 1st June 2021, there have been 174 C19 reportable deaths the first one occurring in March 2020. These were registered on the NHS England C19 Patient Notification System (CPNS) as mandated in that there was a positive C19 swab result within 28 days of death and /or C19 was on the MCCD. Doctors must medically certify a death as follows:
Part I
(a) Disease or condition directly leading to death
(b) Other disease or condition, if any, leading to 1(a)
(c) Other disease or condition, if any, leading to (1b)
Part 2 Other significant conditions contributing to the death but not related to the disease or condition causing it
Of those 174 reportable deaths:
- 157 had a positive C19 test result within 28 days of death.
- 17 deaths had negative C19 test results but had high clinical suspicion of C19 therefore entered onto the MCCD as per clinical symptoms and the guidance.
- 165 deaths had COVID detailed on the MCCD (further detail below).
- 6 deaths are with HM Coroner so no MCCD issued to date
Of the 165 MCCD’s the Trust has issued/ been notified of to date:
- 135 had C 19 detailed in Part 1 (a) i.e the disease or condition directly leading to death
- 17 had C19 detailed in Part 1 (b) i.e other disease or condition, if any, leading to 1(a)
- 2 had C19 detailed in Part 1(c) i.e other disease or condition, if any, leading to (1b)
- 11 had C19 detailed in Part 2 i. e. Other significant conditions contributing to the death but not related to the disease or condition causing it
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust came into existence on 1 April 2012 and does not hold information prior to this date. If you require information prior to this date, please contact the Department of Health.
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The Isle of Wight NHS Trust serves a resident population of 140,000 with a substantial influx of tourists during the summer months. The Trust provides acute, ambulance, community, maternity, mental health services on the Isle of Wight. As the only fully integrated service provider in England with this unique range of services comparisons with other service providers are not always straightforward.
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Yours faithfully
Freedom of Information Team