Number of adults and children admitted to hospital with malnutrition in last 5 years (FOI)Number of adults and children admitted to hospital with malnutrition in last 5 years (FOI)
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Request
I would like to know from the Department of Health:
A.
How many children have been admitted to hospital with malnutrition over the past 5 years (broken down into years)
B.
How many adults have been admitted to hospital with malnutrition over the past 5 years (broken down into years)
Response
The Jersey General Hospital holds records on a patient administration system. The system has been operational since 2011. Therefore, we can provide patient admission information dating back to 2011.
No patients have been admitted under the diagnosis code(s) of malnutrition in 2011 and 2015.
No children have been admitted under the diagnosis code(s) of malnutrition.
Admission date | Number of adults | Diagnosis code |
2012 | <5 | E46.X - Unspecified protein-energy malnutrition |
| 2013 | 12 | E46.X - Unspecified protein-energy malnutrition |
| 2014 | 11 | E46.X - Unspecified protein-energy malnutrition |
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