Interstitial Cystitis - FOI Response Register

1. How many people in your health board have been diagnosed with interstitial cystitis, broken up over the past five years and categorised by sex.

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)(b) as read with s 38 (2A) as the information constitutes personal data and disclosure would breach the confidentiality of the data subjects.

As individuals may be identifiable due to the small numbers involved in combination with providing a specific diagnosis, year in which the diagnosis took place, and sex of the diagnosed patient. As a result figures less than 5 are displayed as <5.