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Date: 06/02/2020 Your Ref: Our Ref: 4187

Enquiries to : Richard Mutch Extension: 35687 Direct Line: 0131 465 5687 [email protected]

Dear

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – DEMENTIA ADMISSIONS

I write in response to your request for information in relation to emergency dementia admissions within NHS Lothian.

I have been provided with information to help answer your request by the Analytical Services Department of NHS Lothian.

Question:  In each of the past three years, how many patients suffering from dementia have been admitted to hospital for emergency treatment for their condition?. Please provide a breakdown by month and hospital.

o After clarification - the number of dementia patients who have been admitted to hospital requiring immediate treatment for conditions resulting from/related to their dementia.

Answer: Adm 2017 2018 2019 Month January 39 41 45 February 22 36 46 March 34 44 32 April 39 47 41 May 50 41 33 June 50 28 27 July 43 54 41 August 41 60 26 September 41 40 42 October 42 52 28 November 37 45 26 December 35 53 11

Dementia Admissions - February 2020

Hospital 2017 2018 2019 5< 0 5< Craigshill Care Facility 5< 8 5< East Lothian Community Hospital 5< 5< 5< Edington Hospital 5< 5< 5< Ellen's Glen House 0 5< 0 Ferryfield House 14 13 11 Findlay House 10 12 5< Herdmanflat Hospital 12 10 7 Hospital at Home - 6 9 5< Hospital at Home - Edinburgh 16 18 13 Hospital at Home - 5< 6 6 Hospital at Home - West Lothian 14 13 11 30 5< 0 Midlothian Community Hospital 50 49 37 Roodlands Hospital 5< 6 6 Royal Edinburgh Hospital 74 82 64 Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh 116 111 92 St John's Hospital at Howden 74 106 66 St Michael's Hospital 5< 7 5< Tippethill Hospital 5< 5< 6 Western General Hospital 129 148 111 Numbers are patients who had an emergency ip admission with a main diagnosis of Dementia. ICD10 codes for Dementia included below

F00. - Dementia in Alzeimers disease.

F01. - Vascular Dementia.

F02. - Dementia in other diseases.

F03. - Unspecified Dementia.

F05.1 - Delirium superimposed on dementia (unspecified). F10.7 - Alcoholic Dementia.

Numbers relating to admissions/discharges within the last 2 months will be lower due to diagnosis coding not being complete.

Dementia Admissions - February 2020

To protect the identity of the individuals involved any figure of 5 or less has not been shown in the table above. Since we do not have their consent to release this data from their records, the information is exempt under section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information () Act i.e. to provide it would breach the General Data Protection Regulation (2016).

I hope the information provided helps with your request.

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Yours sincerely

PROFESSOR ALEX MCMAHON Executive Director, Nursing, Midwifery and AHPs Executive Lead for REAS and Prison Healthcare Cc: Chief Executive