Maternity Related Deaths - FOI Response Register

1. Can I have copies of all information/reports held by the health board on maternity related deaths listed, indicating whether the deceased was a mother or child?

Please see the response here for the level of detail that NHS Shetland is able to provide about SAERs: https://www.nhsshetland.scot/directory-record/3230/saers

Releasing any further detail, including identifying which incidents, if any, related to maternity deaths or serious incidents involving maternity related care, would carry too high a risk of identifying individuals.

If the requested information were held by NHS Shetland, it would be subject to exemption under FOISA s 38(1)(b) as read with s 38 (2A) as the information would constitute personal data and disclosure would breach the confidentiality of data subjects.

As such, NHS Shetland considers that revealing whether or not the information exists or is held by NHS Shetland would be contrary to the public interest and is refusing this request under FOISA s 18(1).

2. Can I have these figures presented yearly, from 2019/2024 inclusive?

N/A

3. Can I also have the figures broken down by hospital?

NHS Shetland has one hospital, the Gilbert Bain in Lerwick