Freedom of Information disclosures 2020
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The Department receives and answers an array of FOI requests each year. In this section you will find examples of the type of requests received and answers given for 2020.
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Documents
- DOH/2020 - 0250 - Scientific proof that masks work
- DOH/2020 - 0249 - Number of cycles used in the current PCR tests
- DOH/2020 - 0248 - Current RT-PCR test being used in Northern Ireland to identify viral RNA for Covid-19
- DOH/2020 - 0247 - PCR Tests - False positives, contamination and positivity
- DOH/2020 - 0243 - Number of people who have died in Northern Ireland directly from Covid-19
- DOH/2020 - 0236 - R Number - Various
- DOH/2020 - 0235 - Hospital admissions and Finished Consultant Episodes statistics
- DOH/2020 - 0234 - Children's services
- DOH/2020 - 0232 - Covid-19 vaccinations
- DOH/2020-0230 - Evidence to support a six week lock down
- DOH/2020 - 0229 - Covid-19 Vaccine
- DOH/2020-0226 - Information on dashboard updates and test results
- DOH/2020 - 0225 - PCR tests being used for Covid-19 across Northern Ireland
- DOH/2020 - 0224 - Second spike/wave of Covid-19
- DOH/2020 - 0222 - Beechcroft CAMHs Unit
- DOH/2020 - 0220 - Complete list of records describing the isolation of the Sars-Cov2 Virus
- DOH/2020 - 0219 - number of 12-week pregnancy scans
- DOH/2020 - 0218 - PCR test for Sars Cov 2
- DOH/2020-0214 - Details of the Department's Senior Management Structure
- DOH/2020-0213 - Information on daily hospital death rates
- DOH/2020 - 0212 - Flu vaccine
- DOH/2020 - 0211 - Covid-19 data
- DOH/2020 - 0210 - Hospital Occupancy
- DOH/2020 - 0209 - UK government meetings attended by Minister Swann
- DOH/2020-0208 - Scientific proof that the virus exists and masks will protect healthy humans from contracting it
- DOH/2020 - 0207 - Provision and funding of medical cannabis
- DOH/2020-0203 - All records describing the isolation of SARS-COV-2 Virus
- DOH/2020-0202 - Evidence and proof relating to a number of issues regarding Sars Cov 2 virus in NI
- DOH/2020-0201 - Scientific and medical evidence of the existence of SARS-CoV-2
- DOH/2020-0200 - Information on the existence and cause of COVID 19 , proof PCR tests work and masks help stop the spread
- DOH/2020-0199 - Full, accurate and complete disclosure of SARS-COV-2 virus records
- DOH/2020-0198 - Proof that the Covid19 virus has been isolated and identified
- DOH/2020 - 0197 - Details of press and social media monitoring
- DOH/2020-0195 - Scientific evidence as to whether of the existence of Sars-CoV-2 exists
- DoH/2020-0194 - Number of hospital beds
- DOH/2020-0193 - Statistics on deaths both Covid related and other causes
- DOH/2020-0191 - Information on availability of ICU beds, ventilators and testing and tracing
- DOH/2020 - 0190 - Positive tests
- DOH/2020 - 0189 - Correspondence from the Minister of Health in the North, from and to his counterparts in the South (Ministers Harris & Donnelly)
- DoH/2020 - 0186 - General beds
- DOH/2020-0185 - Risk Assessment relating to the control measures introduced in NI around COVID-19
- DoH/2020 - 0184 - Social Media Monitoring
- DOH/2020-0183 - Scientific proof that Sars Cov-2 exists
- DoH/2020 - 0182 - ICU beds
- DOH/2020 - 0181 – Viruses included in testing roll-out and results analyses as part of the pandemic response.
- DOH/2020-0180 - Has the Covid 19 virus been isolated and identified and are deaths from flu and Covid 19 logged together
- DOH/2020-0177 - Information regarding PCR tests used to identify Covid-19 in Northern Ireland
- DOH/2020 - 0176 - Referrals made to Gateway services by doctors 2020/2019; 2019/2018; 2018/17
- DOH/2020-0175 - Evidence relating to the RT-PCR Test
- DOH/2020 - 0174 - Cases in lockdown areas
- DOH/2020-0173 - Number of SARS-COV 2 outbreaks in educational settings in NI up to and including 18.9.20
- DOH/2020-0172 - Hospital bed occupancy rates (inc. ICU) available in NI in Oct/Nov/Dec 2018 and 2019
- DOH/2020-0171 - Breakdown of positive cases of COVID 19 within NI individual postcode areas from March 2020 to date
- DOH/2020-0170 - All papers, information and scientific evidence used by CMO, FM and dFM in deciding to shut all contact services on 16.10.20
- DOH/2020 - 0169 - Mandatory mask wearing - Effects and scientific basis
- DOH/2020 - 0168 - Face coverings - Scientific and legal advice
- DOH/2020 - 0167 - Mandatory face coverings
- DOH/2020 - 0166 - Face covering risk assessments
- DOH/2020 - 0162 - Limited lockdown measures in Ballymena and Belfast
- DOH/2020 - 0160 - StopCovid NI App
- DOH/2020 - 0159 - R Number and Community transmissions
- DOH/2020 - 0158 - Hospital patients admitted with Covid-19
- DOH/2020 - 0156 - Procedures and Powers of the Dept pertaining to COVID-19 and other Virus Control Mechanisms
- DoH/2020 - 0154 - Figures for NHS doctors and GPs
- DOH/2020 - 0153 - Covid tests in Derry and Strabane council area
- DOH/2020 - 0152 - Positive covid cases in the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area.
- DOH/2020 - 0150 - Health Protection (Coronavirus, restrictions) (no.2) Regulations (NI) 2020
- DOH/2020 - 0149 - Covid-19 Hospital admissions
- DOH/2020 - 0147- Number of people tested for Covid-19
- DOH/2020 - 0146 - Covid-19 death statistics
- DOH/2020 - 0145 - Ulster Hospital Statistics
- DOH/2020 - 0135 - Northern Ireland Admissions, spending, breaches and IT details for all Trusts 2018/19 and 2019/20
- DOH/2020 - 0133 - Patients who were treated for Bowel cancer in 2018 and 2019
- DoH/2020-0132 – The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland)
- DOH/2020 0131 – Infected Blood payment scheme
- DOH/2020-0129 - NI Health and Social Care (HSC) Employees alternative provisions due impact of Covid-19
- DOH/2020 - 0128 - Covid-19 Postcodes and deaths
- DOH/2020 - 0127 - Blood donation deferral policy in respect of men who have sex with men (MSM)
- DoH 2020-0126 – The Health Survey NI 2017/18
- FOI Response - Chance of catching Covid-19 in Belfast, Newry and Mourne Local Government Districts
- DoH/2020-0124 - The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland)
- DOH/2020 - 0123 - Covid-19 regulations
- DOH/2020-0122 - The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
- DOH/2020 - 0121 - Covid-19 - Testing procedures, face mask guidance, and social distancing
- DOH/2020 - 0120 - Covid-19 Various
- DOH/2020 - 0119 - Covid-19 transmissions
- DOH/2020 - 0116 - Details of meetings with Chinese Consulate
- DOH/2020 - 0114 - Koch postulates and effective testing method
- DoH/2020-0111 - Respiratory Diseases
- DOH/2020 - 0110 - Risk assessment on wearing face masks
- DoH/2019-0109 - Confidence and Supply Funding
- DOH/2019-0108 - Department of Health's Pay Offer
- DOH/2020 - 0107 - Face covering/Mask legiaslation
- DOH/2020 - 0106 - Scientific evidence on use of facemasks on public transport
- DoH/2020-0101 – Ministerial Car
- DOH/2020 - 0100 - Positive test postocde
- DoH/2020 - 0099 - Deaths due to Covid-19
- DOH/2020 - 0097 - Request for the scientific evidence that supports Registered Childminders being restricted to 3 families at any one time where we are only allowed a maximum of 6 children (including our own) yet allows nurseries to form bubbles of 12
- DOH/2020 - 0091 - R Number, Scientific advise, Register of interests and Nightingale
- DOH/2020 - 0089 - Care home discharges and inspections
- DOH/2020 - 0087 - Query in relation to the providing of scientific advice to the Executive
- DOH/2020 - 0086 - Request for the evidence that supports Registered Childminders being restricted to 3x families at any one time Yet nurseries are permitted to have bubbles of 12, and, as of today 6x different people are allowed to gather in a home
- DOH/2020 - 0085 - Request for the scientific evidence that has been restricting Registered Childminders in Northern Ireland from taking all their previous families back
- DOH/2020 - 0084 - Request for scientific evidence that supports Registered Childminders being restricted to 3 families at any one time yet allows nurseries to form bubbles of 12 children and 6 people inside our homes (can be from different households)
- DoH/2020 - 0083 - Clarification regarding children on the 'at risk' register
- DOH/2020 0082 – Exercise Cygnus
- DOH/2020 - 0080 - R Number algorithm
- DOH/2020 - 0079 - Methods/matrix used by CMO and CSA to calculate R number
- DOH/2020 - 0073 - Chief Medical Officer Public appearances and statements
- DOH/2020 - 0071 - CMO, CNO and CSA Interviews
- DOH/2020 - 0070 - Serco contracts
- DOH/2020 - 0068 – Clarification on progress in achieving parity with England for the contaminated blood payment scheme
- DOH/2020 - 0066 - Covid-19 - Care Homes/Ventilators
- DoH/2020 - 0059 & 0060 - Exercise Cygnus
- DOH/2020 - 0054 - Hemp growing licences in Northern Ireland
- DoH/2020 - 0048 - Exercise Cygnus
- DoH/2020 - 0047 - Exercise Cygnus
- DoH/2020 - 0046 - Exercise Cygnus
- DOH/2020 - 0044 - Workforce figures
- DOH/2020 - 0041 - Specialist PPE
- DOH/2020 - 0039 - Research and Scientific material - Covid-19
- DOH/2020-0036 - Infected Blood
- DoH/2020-0033 - DoH Organisational Chart
- DoH/2020-0031 - FOI Requests
- DoH/2020-0027 - Senior House Officer Pay Scale
- DoH/2020-0025 - Competencies of Dental Core Trainee Dentists
- DoH/2020-0024 - Children/Young People in Emergency/Short Notice Hotel Accommodation
- DoH/2020-0023 - Adoptions
- DoH/2020-0022 - Routine Hysterectomies
- DoH 2020-0021 – Reshaping Stroke Services review
- DoH/2020-0018 - Respiratory Conditions
- DoH/2020-0016 - New Strategic Direction for Alcohol and Drugs Phase 2
- DoH/2020-0014 - Community Dental Service Review Group
- DOH/2020-0012 - Northern Ireland Dental Training Competency Assessment
- DOH/2020-0008 - Departmental Vehicle – Official Car
- DOH/2020-0003 - First Day Brief
- DoH/2020-0001 - Patients reporting to NI hospitals with heroin addiction