amount of children being caused harm by British Hospital

Summary

The requester asked for statistics on Manx children referred to UK hospitals and any harm suffered there since 2015. Manx Care responded that the information is not held and cannot be provided.

Key Facts

• Manx Care does not hold data on the nationality of children referred to Alder Hey or Great Ormond Street Hospitals.
• The authority cannot confirm how many referred children suffered harm or medication overdoses.
• The requester was advised to contact the UK tertiary hospitals directly for harm statistics.
• The UK hospitals are unable to verify if patients were born to Manx parents.
• This response mirrors a previous refusal for FOI case 4784637.

Data Disclosed

• January 2015
• 25 July 2025
• 12 August 2025
• 4827801
• 4784637

Exemptions Cited

• Section 11(3)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (Information not held)

Original Request

Can you please tell me how many Manx resident children have been referred to Alder Hey Children's Hospital and Great Ormond Street Hospital by Nobles Hospital since January 2015? I would also like to know how many if any of these children have suffered harm at the hands of either Alder Hey Childrens Hospital or Great Ormond Street . For example how many children have had medication overdoses since January 2015 until today?

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

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

Our ref: 4827801 12 August 2025

Dear

We write further to your request received 25 July 2025, which states:

"Can you please tell me how many Manx resident children have been referred to Alder Hey Children's Hospital and Great Ormond Street Hospital by Nobles Hospital since January 2015?

I would also like to know how many if any of these children have suffered harm at the hands of either Alder Hey Children’s Hospital or Great Ormond Street. For example how many children have had medication overdoses since January 2015 until today?"

Response

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance Manx Care is unable to provide the information you have requested. This is in line with section 11(3)a of the Act, as a practical refusal reason applies; namely we do not hold or cannot, after taking reasonable steps to do so, find the information that you have requested.

Unfortunately our response does not alter from that sent in regards to FOI 4784637 that you previously submitted. The information requested on nationality of children referred is not held. We would suggest that you may be best approaching Alder Hey and Great Ormond Street to enable a response for the amount of children who may have suffered harm. Unfortunately the Tertiary Hospitals won’t be able to advise whether the children were born to Manx parents.

Please quote the reference number 4827801 in any future communications.

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I will now close your request as of this date.

Yours sincerely