FoI Number
2025-151
Subject
Heart Disease and Heart Attacks
Date Received
30/05/2025
Request and Response

It is my understanding that your health board holds data on misdiagnosis of heart disease and heart attacks.

As such, can I request the following information for each calendar year from 2019 to 2025 (most recent):

  1. The number of people misdiagnosed when they have had a heart attack, broken down by (a) men, and (b) women.

Zero

  1. The median completed wait (in days) for correct diagnosis of a heart attack, broken down by (a) men, and (b) women.

In accordance with FOISA s 17(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it does not hold the information requested.

  1. The longest completed wait (in days) for correct diagnosis of a heart attack, broken down by (a) men, and (b) women.

In accordance with FOISA s 17(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it does not hold the information requested.

  1. The number of people misdiagnosed when they have had heart disease, broken down by (a) men, and (b) women.

Zero

  1. The median completed wait (in days) for correct diagnosis of heart disease, broken down by (a) men, and (b) women.

In accordance with FOISA s 17(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it does not hold the information requested.

  1. The longest completed wait (in days) for correct diagnosis of heart disease, broken down by (a) men, and (b) women.

In accordance with FOISA s 17(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it does not hold the information requested.