2131713 Brain tumour admissions

Summary

The requester asked for monthly brain tumour admission data at Noble's Hospital from January 2016 to the present. Manx Care provided the data aggregated annually instead of monthly due to small numbers, covering specific malignant, benign, and uncertain behaviour diagnoses.

Key Facts

• The request was received on 6 December 2021 and responded to on 1 February 2022.
• The authority provided annual data rather than monthly data due to small numbers.
• Data covers admissions for malignant, secondary malignant, benign, and unknown/uncertain behaviour brain tumours.
• The response explicitly excludes spinal meninges and cranial nerves from the diagnosis criteria.
• The requester was informed of their right to an internal review or appeal to the Information Commissioner.

Data Disclosed

• January 2016
• 6 December 2021
• 1 February 2022
• 2131713

Original Request

Please can you provide the number of admissions to nobles hospitals for brain tumours from January 2016 to the present day split out by month. Thank you

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Manx Care Noble’s Hospital, Strang Braddan, Isle of Man IM4 4R (01624) 650 000

Our ref: 2131713 1st February 2022

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 6 December 2021 and which states:

"Please can you provide the number of admissions to nobles hospitals for brain tumours from January 2016 to the present day split out by month. Thank you"

Our Response The table below represents admissions based on the following primary diagnoses: • Malignant (including brain stem & meninges excluding spinal meninges – does not • include cranial nerves) • Secondary malignant = metastases to the brain from another primary cancer
• Benign Meninges (excluding spinal meninges), Brain • Unknown and uncertain behaviour Meninges (excluding spinal meninges)
Due to the small numbers, these have illustrated annually

Please quote the reference number 2131713 in any future communications.

Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your freedom of information request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response, by completing a complaint form and submitting it electronically or by delivery/post.

An electronic version of our complaint form can be found by going to our website at https://services.gov.im/freedom-of-information/Review . If you would like a paper version of our complaint form to be sent to you by post, please contact me and I will be happy to arrange

for this. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made as soon as practicable. We will respond as soon as the review has been concluded.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Information Commissioner for a decision on; 1. Whether we have responded to your request for information in accordance with Part 2 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015; or 2. Whether we are justified in refusing to give you the information requested.
In response to an application for review, the Information Commissioner may, at any time, attempt to resolve a matter by negotiation, conciliation, mediation or another form of alternative dispute resolution and will have regard to any outcome of this in making any subsequent decision. More detailed information on your right to a review can be found on the Information Commissioner’s website at www.inforights.im. Should you have any queries concerning this letter, please do not hesitate to contact me. Further information about freedom of information requests can be found at www.gov.im/foi.

I will now close your request as of this date.