- FoI Number
- 2022-742
- Subject
- Obesity Hospital Admissions
- Date Received
- 15/02/2023
- Request and Response
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1. How many hospital admissions with a primary diagnosis of obesity have there been in this health board in each calendar year since 2018, please include 2023 to date.
In NHS Shetland, we attach codes to admissions using the office of populations and Censuses catalogue Version 4, or OPCS4. In that classification we are looking for the following code – E66 Obesity.
There were 2 admissions in this period.
2. In relation to question 1, how many ‘bed days’ are associated with these admissions? Please provide this for each calendar year since 2018, including the current financial year.
2019, 0 bed days (admitted and discharged in the same day)
2022, 1 bed days
3. In relation to question 1, is there a cost associated with these admissions? Please provide this for each calendar year since 2018, including the current financial year.
In accordance with FOISA s 17(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it does not hold the information requested.
NHS Shetland does however publish a variety of financial data on ISD’s website: https://beta.isdscotland.org/topics/finance/
