Deaths in Noble's Hospital Calendar Month By Month From 1st Jan 2019

Summary

The requester asked for monthly data on deaths, COVID-19 deaths, ventilation numbers, and Remdesivir usage at Noble's Hospital from 2019 to July 2024. The Cabinet Office provided mortality data for 2019-2023 and COVID-related deaths but stated they do not hold 2024 mortality data or the requested clinical treatment statistics.

Key Facts

• The Cabinet Office provided ICD-10 coded death data for Noble's Hospital from January 2019 to December 2023.
• No ICD-10 coded death data is currently held by the Cabinet Office for the year 2024.
• COVID-19 death data provided excludes deaths occurring in the community, at the Hospice, and at Ramsey Cottage Hospital.
• The Cabinet Office does not hold information regarding the number of people ventilated or treated with Remdesivir.
• Requesters are advised to contact Manx Care for clinical treatment data not held by the Cabinet Office.

Data Disclosed

• 1st January 2019
• 27th July 2024
• December 2023
• 3 pages
• 1 document
• case_id: 4016873
• 9 August 2024
• 30 July 2024

Exemptions Cited

• Information not held by the authority

Original Request

Please provide full & complete disclosure under penalty of perjury: 1) All, any cause deaths, at Noble's hospital for each month from 1st January 2019 until today Saturday 27th July 2024 2) All deaths legally certified as due/by/with/from 'covid' at Noble's hospital for each month from 1st January 2019 until today Saturday 27th July 2024 3) Number of people ventilated at Noble's hospital for each month from 1st January 2019 until today Saturday 27th July 2024 4) The number of people treated with Remdesivir or brand name equivalent, for any period, at Noble's hospital for each month from 1st January 2019 until Saturday 27th July 2024

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

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Government Office Douglas Isle of Man IM1 3PN Telephone: (+44) 01624 686244
Website: www.gov.im/co

Our ref: 4016873 9 August 2024

Dear ###

We write further to your request, received 30 July 2024, which states:

"Please provide full & complete disclosure under penalty of perjury:

1) All, any cause deaths, at Noble's hospital for each month from 1st January 2019 until today Saturday 27th July 2024

2) All deaths legally certified as due/by/with/from 'covid' at Noble's hospital for each month from 1st January 2019 until today Saturday 27th July 2024

3) Number of people ventilated at Noble's hospital for each month from 1st January 2019 until today Saturday 27th July 2024

4) The number of people treated with Remdesivir or brand name equivalent, for any period, at Noble's hospital for each month from 1st January 2019 until Saturday 27th July 2024"

Our response to your request is as follows:

1) All, any cause deaths, at Noble's hospital for each month from 1st January 2019 until today Saturday 27th July 2024

Public Health mortality data is taken from the information provided on death certificates, collated by the Civil Registry. In accordance with submission of deaths data to the Office of National Statistics (ONS) for coding by Public Health, the data provided contains all ICD-10 coded deaths from January 2019 to December 2023, which occurred at Nobles Hospital. The ONS codes any conditions leading directly to death using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10).

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Cabinet Office, Public Health does not currently hold ICD-10 coded deaths for 2024.

Please see attached the information that is held showing total monthly deaths where the location is Noble’s Hospital (all ICD-10 Codes).

2) All deaths legally certified as due/by/with/from 'covid' at Noble's hospital for each month from 1st January 2019 until today Saturday 27th July 2024

Please see attached document for deaths where Covid-19 is mentioned anywhere on the death certificate and the location is Noble’s Hospital. Please note, this excludes Covid-19 deaths which occurred in the community, at the Hospice, and Ramsey Cottage Hospital.

For further information that may be of interest to you, please see the following links:

Mortality Reporting - https://www.gov.im/about-the-government/departments/cabinet- office/public-health/health-intelligence/mortality-reporting/.

The Independent Isle of Man Covid Review - https://covidreview.im/.

3) Number of people ventilated at Noble's hospital for each month from 1st January 2019 until today Saturday 27th July 2024

4) The number of people treated with Remdesivir or brand name equivalent, for any period, at Noble's hospital for each month from 1st January 2019 until Saturday 27th July 2024

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Cabinet Office does not hold the information that you have requested for questions 3 and 4.

However, you may wish to contact Manx Care who may be able to help you, or submit a Freedom of Information request directly here: https://iomportal.icasework.com/resource?id=741209&db=iom

Manx Care
Head Office Noble’s Hospital Estate Strang Braddan Isle of Man IM4 4RJ

Please quote the reference number 4016873 in any future communications.

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Yours sincerely