Infants in A & E - FOI Response Register

It is my understanding that the triage standard for a patient presenting at an Emergency Department is 15 minutes.

As such, can I request the following for the last six calendar years (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024), broken down by hospital?

NHS Shetland has only 1 hospital, the Gilbert Bain Hospital.

Figures provided for 2024 are up to 30/09/2024.

1. The total number of infants that attended an Emergency Department in your health board.
2. The number of infants ED attendances were seen and resulted in a subsequent admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours
3. The number of infants that waited over eight hours in an Emergency Department
4. The number of infants that waited over twelve hours in an Emergency Department

Our definition of “infant” means a baby from birth up to 1 years old.

It is my understanding that this information can be provided in Excel format, which would be preferred.

See attached spreadsheet

Where we have given <5 answers, this is because NHS Shetland considers that providing more specific information 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.