Cerebrovascular Accidents - FOI Response Register

2023-638

Cerebrovascular Accidents

23/01/2024

How many strokes (also known as cerebrovascular accidents) were recorded each year in the NHS Shetland region? I’m looking for the annual totals across a five-year period, covering 2018 to 2023 (all years inclusive, as well as a breakdown by month please).

NHS Shetland uses the ICD 10 coding system. Figures provided are for the number of inpatients where the ICD 10 code I63 Cerebral infarction was listed as Main Condition or Other Condition.

Year Month	Strokes
2018 Jan	<5
2018 Feb	<5
2018 Mar	<5
2018 Apr	<5
2018 May	<5
2018 Jun	7
2018 Jul	<5
2018 Aug	<5
2018 Sep	<5
2018 Oct	<5
2018 Nov	<5
2018 Dec	0
2019 Jan	0
2019 Feb	<5
2019 Mar	<5
2019 Apr	<5
2019 May	0
2019 Jun	<5
2019 Jul	<5
2019 Aug	<5
2019 Sep	5
2019 Oct	5
2019 Nov	0
2019 Dec	<5
2020 Jan	<5
2020 Feb	<5
2020 Mar	<5
2020 Apr	<5
2020 May	<5
2020 Jun	<5
2020 Jul	<5
2020 Aug	<5
2020 Sep	7
2020 Oct	<5
2020 Nov	<5
2020 Dec	<5
2021 Jan	<5
2021 Feb	7
2021 Mar	7
2021 Apr	<5
2021 May	5
2021 Jun	7
2021 Jul	7
2021 Aug	<5
2021 Sep	<5
2021 Oct	<5
2021 Nov	5
2021 Dec	0
2022 Jan	6
2022 Feb	<5
2022 Mar	<5
2022 Apr	7
2022 May	<5
2022 Jun	<5
2022 Jul	6
2022 Aug	<5
2022 Sep	5
2022 Oct	7
2022 Nov	<5
2022 Dec	<5
2023 Jan	<5
2023 Feb	<5
2023 Mar	<5
2023 Apr	<5
2023 May	<5
2023 Jun	5
2023 Jul	<5
2023 Aug	<5
2023 Sep	<5
2023 Oct	<5
2023 Nov	<5
2023 Dec	0

Year	Strokes
2018	29
2019	26
2020	35
2021	53
2022	49
2023	33

How many people were admitted to NHS Shetland's Accident and Emergency departments for strokes? Again, I’m looking for the annual totals in a five-year period, covering 2018 to 2023, and a breakdown by month please.

Figures provided are for the number of A&E attendances where the Presenting Complaint or Diagnosis mention stroke – note that the information NHS Shetland holds for this question is on a different basis from that in question 1.

Year Month	Strokes
2018 Jan	<5
2018 Feb	<5
2018 Mar	<5
2018 Apr	<5
2018 May	<5
2018 Jun	<5
2018 Jul	<5
2018 Aug	0
2018 Sep	<5
2018 Oct	<5
2018 Nov	<5
2018 Dec	<5
2019 Jan	0
2019 Feb	<5
2019 Mar	<5
2019 Apr	<5
2019 May	<5
2019 Jun	<5
2019 Jul	<5
2019 Aug	<5
2019 Sep	<5
2019 Oct	<5
2019 Nov	<5
2019 Dec	7
2020 Jan	<5
2020 Feb	6
2020 Mar	<5
2020 Apr	<5
2020 May	<5
2020 Jun	<5
2020 Jul	0
2020 Aug	5
2020 Sep	<5
2020 Oct	<5
2020 Nov	<5
2020 Dec	5
2021 Jan	<5
2021 Feb	<5
2021 Mar	<5
2021 Apr	<5
2021 May	<5
2021 Jun	<5
2021 Jul	<5
2021 Aug	<5
2021 Sep	<5
2021 Oct	<5
2021 Nov	<5
2021 Dec	<5
2022 Jan	<5
2022 Feb	<5
2022 Mar	<5
2022 Apr	<5
2022 May	5
2022 Jun	<5
2022 Jul	<5
2022 Aug	<5
2022 Sep	0
2022 Oct	<5
2022 Nov	<5
2022 Dec	9
2023 Jan	<5
2023 Feb	<5
2023 Mar	<5
2023 Apr	5
2023 May	<5
2023 Jun	<5
2023 Jul	<5
2023 Aug	7
2023 Sep	<5
2023 Oct	8
2023 Nov	5
2023 Dec	<5

Year	Strokes
2018	24
2019	25
2020	41
2021	31
2022	40
2023	47

Where we have given <5 numbers, this is because NHS Shetland considers that providing more specific detail carries a high risk of identifying individuals. As such and 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.