Freedom of Information disclosures 2023
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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 2023.
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Documents
- DOH/2023 - 0352 - Translation Interpretation and Language Services Costs
- DOH/2023 - 0349 - Number of emails received by Permanent Secretary from 1 Jan 23 to 31 Dec 23 from various MLAs
- DOH/2023 - 0344 -10-year capital priorities plans which have been submitted by health trusts
- DoH/2023 - 0343 - Substance usage
- DOH/2023 - 0341 - Services commissioned in hospitals across the Western Trust
- DOH/2023 - 0338 - Cost of Covid Certification Scheme
- DOH/2023 - 0336 - Surgical operations carried out in each trust and knee operation statistics
- DOH/2023 - 0334 - Muckamore Department Assurance Group
- DOH/2023 - 0333 - Waiting List - Statistics - Citizenship
- DOH/2023 - 0330 - Covid-19 testing and centres, date range: 11 March 2020 - 1 July 2022
- DOH/2023 - 0327 - Relationships and Sexuality Education
- DOH/2023-0325 - Debts Pursued Relating to Eye Tests, Optical Vouchers & Dental Costs
- DOH/2023 - 0319 - NI Major Trauma Network Information
- DOH/2023 - 0318 - NI Major Trauma Network Information
- DOH/2023 - 0315 - Hospital beds and admissions
- DOH/2023 - 0309 -Codeine-containing medicines
- DOH/2023 - 0306 - Termination of Pregnancies have been received by the Chief Medical Officer
- DOH/2023 - 0303 - People treated for OCD
- DOH/2023 - 0301 - Social Media monitoring
- DOH/2023 - 0299 - Dog bites and strikes
- DOH/2023 - 0295 - Waits of 24-hours or more in major Emergency Departments in Northern Ireland
- DOH/2023 - 0293 - Anabolic Steroid Misuse
- DOH/2023-0292 - Payments to Families Involved NI
- DOH/2023 - 0290 - Agency Expenditure
- DOH/2023 - 0287 - Hospital Beds
- DOH/2023 - 0285 - Number of reviews and/or amendments in respect of the Mental Health (NI) Order 1986
- DOH/2023 - 0282 - SPPG Information re. SWAH EGS Cessation
- DOH/2023 - 0277 - Doctors pay
- DOH/2023-0276 - A&E Departments and Teaching Hospitals since 1998
- DOH/2023 - 0275 - Gynaecological Services in Northern Ireland
- DOH/2023 - 0273 - Covid-19 Mitigations
- DOH/2023 - 0270 - Veterinary prescription-only medication
- DOH/2023 - 0269 - NIMTN Annual Reports
- DOH/2023-0268 - Email Encryption & E-Signatures
- DOH/2023 - 0267 - Nursing data
- DOH/2023-0266 - Risk Assessments relating to Withdrawal or Change of Service across the Trusts
- DOH/2023 - 0265 - Covid Deaths
- DOH/2023 - 0264 - Admissions (Day Case, Elective inpatient, non-elective inpatient, regular attender) and associated average length of stay
- DOH/2023 - 0261 - Vaginal Mesh Surgery
- DOH/2023 - 0260 - Hosting Communications Channels dedicated to Gender Critical People
- DOH/2023 - 0259 - Waiting time for the treatment of the sleep disorder obstructive apnea via the provision of treatment including CPAP
- DOH/2023 - 0257 - Informed Consent
- DOH/2023 - 0256 - RAAC
- DOH/2023 - 0255 - New national protocol for Comirnaty® COVID-19 mRNA Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine
- DOH/2023 - 0253a - NI Major Trauma Network Information
- DOH/2023 - 0253 - Applications for continuing healthcare (CHC) were made in each Health Trust area
- DOH/2023 - 0252 - Locum Agency Expenditure
- DOH/2023 - 0250 - Figure for all patient deaths for each consultant neurologist
- DOH/2023 - 0246 - Heart attack and stroke statistics
- DOH/2023 - 0245 - Various questions for DoH
- DOH/2023 - 0244 - Governance and Accountability Framework for the Mental Health Champion’s Office
- DOH/2023 - 0243 - Numbers of patients presenting with level 1/2/3 triaged -as assessed using Manchester Triage Scale (MTS)
- DOH/2023 - 0241 - Expenses Incurred by the Departments Chief Digital Officer
- DOH/2023 - 0236 - HSC Leadership Centre - Payments
- DOH/2023 - 0234 - Burn Equestrian Centre Ltd
- DOH/2023 - 0233 - Suicide Awareness Training
- DOH/2023-0231 - Data related to COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake
- DOH/2023 - 0219 - 0220 - Capital Investment Projects
- DOH/2023 - 0218 - Agency Expenditure
- DOH/2023 - 0217 - Mental Health Strategy 2012-2031 023/24 Delivery Plan
- DOH/2023 - 0216 - List of Hotel Stays booked by DoH
- DOH/2023-0214 - Unlicensed Cannabis-Based Products for Medicinal Use
- DOH/2023 - 0213 - Properties bought by Department
- DOH/2023 - 0212 - all documents/emails re Robin Swann and his decision to not investigate the missing millions from the learning disabled in Western Trust
- DOH/2023 - 0210 - Letter confirming support of WHSCT Change of Service (SWAH)
- DOH/2023 - 0209 - Magee Medical School
- DOH/2023 - 0207 - Steps that the DoH has taken to establish the legitimacy or otherwise of the industrial action taken by NIPSA members in their employ on April 26th 2023
- DOH/2023 - 0205 - Review of General Surgery in Northern Ireland
- DOH/2023 - 0204 - Queries re. DoH Meeting on SWAH EGS Cessation
- DOH/2023 - 0203 - Magee Medical School
- DOH/2023 - 0202 - Correspondence relating to the Review of General Surgery in Northern Ireland
- DOH/2023 - 0201 - Correspondence between DoH and SoS NI regarding withdrawal of emergency services from SWAH
- DOH/2023-0199 - Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
- DOH/2023-0198 - Unplanned Emergency Stabilisation
- DOH/2023 - 0196 - Job descriptions for all levels that relate to your information governance department
- DOH/2023 - 0195 - communications between the SPPG and trust board approval sought by WHSCT
- DOH/2023 - 0194 - Maintenance of Corporate Estate
- DOH/2023 - 0185 - Maintenance of DoH Corporate Estate
- DOH/2023-0187 - Removal of Emergency General Surgery at SWAH
- DOH 2023-0186 - Meetings with WHSCT re. NI Major Trauma Network
- DOH/2023-0184 - Net Promoter Score
- DOH/2023 - 0182 - Department's unused, vacant, or derelict land and property
- DOH/2023-0181 - Meetings between BHSCT & WHSCT re. NI Major Trauma Network
- DOH/2023 - 0179 - Type 1 Diabetes
- DOH/2023 - 0175 - Data in relation to hospitalization due to drug intoxication
- DOH/2023 - 0177 - Respite Beds
- DOH/2023 - 0173 - Health Survey NI
- DOH/2023 - 0172 - Elective care management team meetings, minutes, performance, transformation and recovery executive board meetings
- DOH/2023 - 0171 - Communications between Minister, DoH officials and Ulster Unitversity in relation to medical school at Magee campus
- DOH/2023 - 0170 - Antidepressants
- DOH/2023 - 0169 - Patient Discharges
- DOH/2023-0168 - The Issue of Lead Pipes
- DOH/2023 - 0164 - Gender neutral toilet facilities
- DOH/2023 - 0163 - Healthcare sites that fall within the department’s property portfolio
- DOH/2023 - 0162 - Total end of year numbers for women who were diagnosed with breast cancer
- DOH/2023 - 0160 - Reports or policy decisions deferred pending the return of a Minister
- DOH/2023-0157 - Maternal Mortalities
- DOH/2023-0156 - Young People Living with a Chronic Pain Condition
- DOH/2023 - 0155 - Registered Pharmacys in Northern Ireland
- DOH/2023 - 0154 - breast cancer
- DOH/2023 - 0153 - Permissions given to WHSCT re. EGS at SWAH
- DOH/2023 - 0152 - All the reports presented, attached or circulated during all the Muckamore Departmental Assurance Group
- DOH/2023-0151 - Data Protection Act 2018 Compliance
- DOH/2023 - 0150 - Successful applicants for the Department of Health for the BSC (Hons)/Postgraduate Diploma in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) Health Visiting (HV)
- DOH/2023 - 0149 - Long covid statistics
- DOH/2023 - 0148 - Use of ministerial cars during the absence of a functioning Executive
- DOH/2023 - 0147 - Community Organisations - Funding
- DOH/2023 - 0146 - Assembly Restoration
- DOH/2023-0145 - SWAH Patient Pathways Data Analysis
- DOH/2023 - 0144 - Dental Trainee Pay
- DOH/2023 - 0143 - Derg Valley Hospital
- DOH/2023 - 0142 - Appendicectomy operations
- DOH/2023-0139 - Assurances re. EGS at SWAH
- DOH/2023-0138 - NI Major Trauma Network Information
- DOH/2023 – 0137 – Direct Payment statistics
- DOH/2023 - 0135 - Risk Register and Dental services
- DOH/2023 - 0134 - COVID-19 vaccine booster - Purchases
- DOH/2024 - 0132 - NI General Dental Services Information
- DOH/2023 - 0131 - Communications between DoH and Ulster University over potential cuts to health related courses
- DOH/2023 - 0130 - Longitudinal data on the number of children experiencing various social care interventions before they reach the age of five
- DOH/2023 - 0128 - Independent Inspection Report NIFRS
- DOH/2023 - 0127 - Reimbursement of CFTR modulator medicines
- DOH/2023 - 0126 - Registered Nursing and Midwifery
- DOH/2023 - 0125 - NIFRS Chief Fire & Rescue Officer (CFRO) - Appointment process
- DOH/2023 - 0124 - Average Weekly Fee for Residential Placements for Children with Learning Disabilities
- DOH/2023 - 0123 - Meeting held with WHSCT and the withdrawal of surgical services from SWAH
- DOH/2023 - 0122 - Approved Social Workers last 3 years
- DOH/2023 - 0121 - Department funding for training contractors
- DOH/2023 - 0120 - Prevelance rates of stroke in women
- DOH/2023 - 0119 - Number of GPs currently working in NI
- DOH/2023 - 0118 - HSCB Board Membership
- DOH/2023-0117 - Utilising Cloud Infrastructure
- DOH/2023 - 0116 - Various questions on abortion in Northern Ireland
- DOH/2023 - 0115 - NI Adult Safeguarding Operational Procedures and the NI Nursing Home Standards
- DOH/2023-0113 - Operating Department Practitioners (ODPs) and Theatre Nurses
- DOH/2023 - 0112 - Numbers relating to still births, miscarriages, deaths due to myocarditis, blood clots, cases of Ear/hearing cases
- DOH/2023-0111 - Deaths Due to the Use of Alcohol
- DOH/2023 - 0110 - Patients bitten or struck by a dog
- DOH/2023-0109 - Digital Discharge Summaries
- DOH/2023-0108 - Children In Care
- DOH/2023 - 0106 - Veterinary Inspections carried out by DoH
- DOH/2023-0105 - Procurement of IT-related Products and Services for NHS Organisations
- DOH/2023-0104 - Inspections Carried Out by the Inspector of Anatomy
- DOH/2023 - 0103 - Domiciliary care packages
- DOH/2023-0101 - Care Management Payments
- DOH/2023 - 0100 - Information re. Abortion Legislation
- DOH/2023 - 0099 - Adverse Incidents
- DOH/2023 - 0098 - Amyloidosis Diagnosis
- DOH/2023 - 0097 - NHS Prescription Charges
- DOH/2023 – 0096 - Projects which have received and paid out monies under the X1 Price adjustment clause for inflation to contractors
- DOH/2023 – 0095 - Projects which have received and paid out monies under the PAN notice to contractors.
- DOH/2023 - 0094 - Funding of IT to HSC Trusts
- DOH/2023-0093 - The Department’s IT Infrastructure
- DOH/2023 - 0091 - The input NI authorities, bodies, advisory boards or other have into the content of the shortage occupation list posted on the gov.uk website
- DOH/2023 - 0090 - Kells Medical Practice
- DOH/2023 - 0088 - Urgent and Emergency Care
- DOH/2023-0087 - Contact Details for NHS Organisations in NI
- DOH/2023 - 0084 - Terms of reference for the Review of General Surgery in Northern Ireland
- DOH/2023 - 0083 - Patients fit for discharge
- DOH/2023 - 0081 - Correspondence about the decision to extend the Coronavirus Act 2020
- DOH/2023-0080 - Request for details in Respect of Deprivation of Liberty (DOL) Orders from 2016-2023
- DOH/2023 - 0079 - Equality Screening Foster Care Allegations Policy
- DOH/2023 - 0077 - Equality Screening Foster Care Model Scheme and Allegations Policy
- DOH/2023 - 0076 - Communication between Department of Health (NI) and Department of Health (ROI) re: blood donation policies
- DOH/2023 - 0075 - All correspondence, emails, WhatsApp messages, text messages and all other forms of communication in relation to complaints about the conduct of the Department of Health and its Press Office
- DOH/2023 - 0074 - correspondence dated 15 March 2023 in which you requested all correspondence, emails, WhatsApp messages, text messages and all other forms of disclosure between the Department of Health with all media outlets and NI journalists
- DOH/2023 - 0073 - Review of Urgent and Emergency Care
- DOH/2023 - 0072 - Private Healthcare Spend
- DOH/2023 - 0069 - ICT Documents
- DOH/2023 - 0068 - Adverse Incident Occurrences since 2018
- DOH/2023 - 0066 - Reports to Controlled Drugs Accountable Officers
- DOH/2023 - 0065 - Request for all correspondence (notes, emails, letters, telephone calls, etc) in relation to an email dated 12 October 2022 Subject: Request interview with CSA Ian Young.
- DOH/2023 - 0064 - Approved Social Workers & Mental Health Information
- DOH/2023 - 0061 - Regional carers and needs assessment tools and carers conversation wheel
- DOH/2023 - 0060 - Covid 19 Death Hospital Information
- DOH/2023 - 0059 - Allocations to NI from the VPAS 2019 - 2023
- DOH/2023 - 0058 - Change of Service Requests WHSCT SWAH
- DOH/2023 - 0057 - Budget for Cost of treating adverse reactions to Covid-19 vaccines
- DOH/2023 - 0056 - Waiting times for Smear Test Results for last five years
- DOH/2023 - 0054 - Minutes of the Management Board for rebuilding HSC Services
- DOH/2023 - 0053 - Funding for Dromore Trillick Surgery since 1 July 2022
- DOH/2023 - 0052 - EU Abortions in Northern Ireland
- DOH/2023 - 0051 - Private Healthcare Spend lat 5 years
- DOH/2023 - 0050 - Lack of a Rural Needs Impact Assessment of the Review of General Surgery in Northern Ireland published on 30 June 2022
- DOH/2023 - 0049 - Lack of a Equality Impact Assessment of the Review of General Surgery in Northern Ireland published on 30 June 2022
- DOH/2023 - 0048 - Lack of a public consultation of the Review of General Surgery in Northern Ireland published on 30 June 2022
- DOH/2023 - 0047 - Workgroup streams that had an influence on the Review of General Surgery in Northern Ireland
- DOH/2023 - 0046 - Terms of Reference for the Review of General Surgery in Northern Ireland.
- DOH/2023 - 0045 - How the Review of General Surgery in Northern Ireland was initiated
- DOH/2023 - 0067 - Knee and Hip replacement statistics and screening questions are included on hypermobility in orthopaedics, physiotherapy and maternity services
- DOH/2023 - 0042 - Centre for Independent Living Contract
- DOH/2023 - 0041 - Missing Asylum Seeking Children 2017-2022
- DOH/2023 - 0040 - Information relating to the 'Review of General Surgery Network Board'
- DOH/2023 - 0039 - HSCB & SPPG Register of Data Processing
- DOH/2023 - 0038 - Domiciliary Care Independent Sector Spend
- DOH/2023 - 0037 - Bill for medical negligence cases
- DOH/2023/ 0036 - Costs - Voluntary Covid Vaccination Certificate
- DOH/2023 - 0034 - Correspondence showing DoH agreement that QUB deliver training to Feb '22 Nursing cohort via remote learning
- DOH/2023 - 0032 - Risk Assessment permitting QUB to return to face-to-face teaching
- DOH/2023 - 0031 - Responsibilities safe and secure storage of scanned images and archive indexing of spine images
- DOH/2023 - 0030 - Private Healthcare spend
- DOH/2023-0029 - Staff Misconduct Information
- DOH/2023 - 0028 - DoH access to Vaccine Management System
- DOH/2023 - 0027 - Number of children in unregulated accommodation
- DOH/2023-0025 - Human Albumin Statistics
- DOH/2023 - 0024 - Total number of HSC-run hospitals 2013-22
- DOH/2023-0023 - Cost of Imported Blood
- DOH/2023-0022- ADHD and ASD Waiting Times
- DOH/2023 - 0021 - Primary Care Talking Therapy Hubs
- DOH/2023-0020 - Gallbladder and Hernia Surgeries
- DOH/2023 - 0019 - Community Pharmacy Funding 2023 Information
- DOH/2023 - 0018 - Community Pharmacy Funding 2022 Information
- DOH/2023-0017 - Community Pharmacy Funding 21/22 Information
- DOH/2023 - 0016 - Review of General Surgery in Northern Ireland 2021 and Medical Consultants in NI who took part in this Review
- DOH/2023 - 0015 - The Review of General Surgery Northern Ireland - Various
- DOH/2023 - 0013 - Occupancy Rates of government offices in Northern Ireland
- DOH/2023 - 0012 - Communications with the Chief Executive in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust in relation to the removal of hand sanitiser from Trust sites
- DOH/2023 - 0011 - Reprographics Contract Information
- DOH/2023 - 0010 - Approved Social Workers
- DOH/2023 - 0009 - Period since February 2022 - Decisions not taken after Ministers resigned and decisions not taken as they were significant/cross cutting in the absence of the Executive
- DOH/2023 - 0008 - Removal of hand sanitisers from Trust sites in 2022, and the procurement and storage of Zidac Laboratories Antibacterial Hand Gel
- DOH/2023 - 0007 - Out of Hours Service GPs
- DOH/2023 - 0006 - Statistics in Relation to Ventilators
- DOH/2023 - 0005 - Information on Learning Disability services, namely a list of all active inpatient services
- DOH/2023 - 0004 - Ventilators
- DOH/2023-0003 - Long Covid Services Spend
- DOH/2023 - 0002 - Consultation on mandatory Covid vaccinations for healthcare staff
- DOH/2023 - 0001 - Cost of Antidepressants