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Update on the flawed hospital data
...."We no longer hold any of this information, current or previous"
A previous post included the curious (and obviously flawed) 2021 deaths by vaccination status data that was provided in response to a Freedom of Information Request to one undisclosed UK Hospital Trust:
I present below, without comment, the (email) correspondence in date order with respect to a request for the updated data.
Subject: New FOI request 7092 (sent to Trust, 22 February 2023)
Under a fresh FOI request, please may I have the up to date version of the attached spreadsheet provided under FOI 6400. Namely:
1. Deaths in XXXXXX Trust (all causes of mortality) between 19th Jan 2021 and most recent date available
2. New COVID positives in XXXXX Trust between 19th Jan 2021 and most recent date available
If it is more expeditious, the dataset financial week 42 2021/22 to financial week 43 2022/23 will suffice as I already have data for the preceding year (kindly provided)
3. With regard to 1. above, are these the numbers being reported by the hospital trust to UKHSA and ONS?
Many thanks,
XXXXXX
Trust Response (7 Mar 2023)
Dear XXXXXX
Vaccination status is no longer recorded so we are unable to provide this information.
Best regards
The Freedom of Information Team
Follow-up to Trust (7 March 2023)
Thanks for the update, XXXXXX
Can I have the data up until the time vaccination status was not recorded ?
Cheers,
XXXXXX
Trust Response (9 Mar 2023)
Dear XXXXXX
We no longer hold any of this information, current or previous, as we have no legal basis to do so.
Best Regards
XXXXXX
Here is an updated (4-minute) video focusing only on this Trust’s data:
Update on the flawed hospital data
i'm surprised the message did not self destruct after 10 seconds....
Translation: 'We checked with our lawyers and we confirmed that it is technically legal for us to dispose of or decline to provide the information which medical ethics would dictate that we keep.'