Neonatal Deaths - FOI Response Register

1. How many neonatal deaths (deaths in infants who are 28 days old or younger) have there been in hospitals in this health board in 2023? Please also provide data for each calendar year since 2018.

In accordance with FOISA s 16(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it holds the information requested but that it is exempt from disclosure under FOISA s 38(1)(d) as the information constitutes the health record of a deceased person.

There was 1 Neonatal death during this period providing further information would risk identifying individuals.

You may have the right, under the Access to Health Records Act 1990, to apply for access to the record(s). Please refer to the NHS Shetland website (https://www.shb.scot.nhs.uk/board/subjectaccessrequests.asp) for details of how to make such an application.

2. Whenever possible, please break these deaths down by cause of death.

See response to Q1.

3. How much has been spent on neonatal services in this health board in each financial year since 2018/19?

NHS Shetland does not have a neonatal unit, any patients requiring these services are transported to NHS Grampian. An FOI request to NHS Grampian can be submitted at the following address: gram.foi@nhs.scot