Malnutrition Admissions - FOI Response Register

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

1. Since July 2024, how many people were admitted to hospitals within your trust or health board with either a primary or secondary diagnosis of malnutrition?

E40-E46 Malnutrition

Nil

2. If it does not exceed the FOI cost threshold, could I also ask how many people were admitted to hospitals within your trust or health board with a primary or secondary diagnosis of either Rickets, Osteomalacia or Scurvy? Please provide a breakdown of the number of incidents of each illness. Again, we are looking for the figure since July 2024.

E55 Vitamin D deficiency (Rickets)

Nil

M83 Osteomalacia

Nil

E54 Ascorbic Acid Deficiency (Scurvy)

Nil