FOI Request
- Disclosure ID
- FOI/02890
- Request Date
- January 3, 2019
- Subject
- Pelvic Organ Prolapse
- Description
I am writing to request information related to pelvic organ prolapse statistics held by Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust under the above mentioned Act. In terms of pelvic organs, I refer to the pelvic organs such as the bladder, uterus, vagina, bowel, and rectum. I would like you to provide me with the following information:
• The total figure for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust spending on treatment for pelvic organ prolapse for the last available fiscal year.
• The number of males and females that were admitted to hospitals under Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a result of pelvic organ prolapse between 01 April 2017 and 01 April 2018.
• The total number of pelvic organ prolapse surgeries that were performed between 01 April 2017 and 01 April 2018.
• The total number of patients who were recommended pelvic floor muscle training as treatment for their pelvic organ prolapse between 01 April 2017 and 01 April 2018.
• How many hysterectomies were performed under the Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust between 01 April 2017 and 01 April 2018? Please could you also provide the top 5 causes of these hysterectomies and their contributing percentage to the total figure.Please provide the information for male and female statistics separately. If the data is not available between 2017-2018, please provide data for the next available year.
- Response
The total figure for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust spending on treatment for pelvic organ prolapse for the last available fiscal year. We do not routinely record the requested data and to determine if we hold this information would require a manual trawl through paper records. This would constitute a disproportionate effort to retrieve and would exceed 18 hours. This information is therefore exempt on the grounds of cost (Section 12(1)) The number of males and females that were admitted to hospitals under Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a result of pelvic organ prolapse between 01 April 2017 and 01 April 2018. We can confirm the number of males and females that were admitted to Blackpool Teaching hospital as a result of pelvic organ prolapse between 01 April 2017 and 01 April 2018 are as follows: Females=213,
Males=5.
The total number of pelvic organ prolapse surgeries that were performed between 01 April 2017 and 01 April 2018. We can confirm of the number above admitted to Blackpool Teaching hospital with a primary diagnosis of pelvic organ prolapse the following number had a procedure on the same admission: Females = 177,
Males = 5.
The total number of patients who were recommended pelvic floor muscle training as treatment for their pelvic organ prolapse between 01 April 2017 and 01 April 2018. We can confirm there were 74 patients (Females) who were recommended pelvic floor muscle training as treatment for their pelvic organ prolapse between 01 April 2017 and 01 April 2018. How many hysterectomies were performed under the Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust between 01 April 2017 and 01 April 2018? Please could you also provide the top 5 causes of these hysterectomies and their contributing percentage to the total figure? We can confirm the number of hysterectomies performed under our Trust between 01 April 2017 and 01 April 2018 are as follows: Total = 161
The top 5 causes were:
Leiomyoma of uterus 21.7% Excessive, frequent and irregular menstruation 15.5% Female genital prolapse 14.3% Malignant neoplasm of corpus uteri 12.4% Endometriosis 7.5%