FoI Number
2024-462
Subject
Dental Hospital Appointments
Date Received
04/11/2024
Request and Response
  1. For each of the past three years (2022, 2023, 2024) please tell me how many patients have been admitted to the Gilbert Bain Hospital for dental procedures?

Year

>=18

<18

Overall

2022

64

15

79

2023

98

29

127

2024 as of 30/11/2024

86

29

115

  1. Of these, please tell me how many were children (under 18s)?

See response to Q1

  1. If it is possible, please provide a break-down of the type of dental procedures being undertaken - e.g. to treat tooth decay?

In accordance with FOISA s 17(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it does not hold the information requested as admissions are not coded to this level of specificity.