Sepsis - FOI Response Register

For each calendar year from 2019 through the latest available full year (and, if possible, interim data for 2025):

1. The number of patient deaths attributed to sepsis.

NHS Shetland uses the ICD 10 coding system. Figures provided are for the number of deaths where a sepsis ICD 10 code was listed as a cause of death.

Where we have given a <5 answer, 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)(d) as the information constitutes the health record of a deceased person.