FOI release

Freedom of Information request on adverse reaction reports received from Basildon University Hospital, Southend Hospital and Broomfield Hospital (FOI 22/743)

Published 21 December 2023

FOI 22/743

4th July 2022

Dear

Thank you for your email dated 6th June 2022 as a follow up to FOI 22/667, whereby you asked for information on the following:

The time period and yearly breakdown of reports received from Basildon University Hospital,

Southend Hospital and Broomfield Hospital.

We can confirm that the below data, and the data provided in the previous FOI request 22 667, has been extracted from the earliest possible date when the Yellow Card scheme was established in 1964. Please see Table 1 below which contains a yearly breakdown of reports received per the above-mentioned hospitals up to and including 19th May 2022. Please note that the previously mentioned caveats for FOI request 22 667 also apply to this data.

Table 1: Yearly breakdown of reports received for Basildon University Hospital, Southend Hospital, and Broomfield Hospital **

Basildon University Hospital - SS16 5NL		Southend Hospital - SS0 0RY		Broomfield Hospital - CM1 7ET
Year Initial date received	Number of ADR reports	Year Initial date received	Number of ADR reports	Year initial date received	Number of ADR reports
2022	*	2022	*	2022	9
2021	82	2021	82	2021	99
2020	17	2020	11	2020	40
2019	19	2019	16	2019	56
2018	14	2018	5	2018	16
2017	12	2017	16	2017	12
2016	8	2016	12	2016	13
2015	7	2015	12	2015	6
2014	17	2014	10	2014	10
2013	5	2013	10	2013	13
2012	9	2012	15	2012	15
2011	16	2011	13	2011	23
2010	23	2010	*	2010	8
2009	16	2009	10	2009	6
2008	27	2008	15	2008	7
2007	26	2007	15	2007	*
2006	21	2006	16	2006	10
2005	25	2005	14	2005	9
2004	14	2004	13	2004	17
2003	17	2003	9	2003	14
2002	11	2002	8	2002	14
2001	6	2001	19	2001	6
2000	28	2000	22	2000	5
1999	8	1999	14	1999	*
1998	7	1998	19	1998	*
1997	10	1997	46	1997	*
1996	6	1996	31	1996	*
1995	5	1995	13
1994	*	1994	12
1993	*	1993	20
1992	*	1992	6
1991	*	1991	*

*Where there were fewer than 5 reports per cell, we have not provided the data in order to protect reporter confidentiality and prevent identification of the reporters.

**Please note that the sum of the total number of reports for each individual postcode does not equate to total number of reports received. One report returned a postcode across both SS0 0RY and SS16 5NL sites.

Please note that when the Yellow Card Scheme was established, one of the key principles defined was that it would not be used for audit purposes as health professionals should send Yellow Cards on a voluntary basis. This data should not be used in any way to attempt to identify the original reporter of the Yellow Card nor should the data be used for disciplinary or audit purposes. This data should not be published on your internet (internal or external) and should only be used for your own purposes.

I hope the information provided is helpful, but if you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of this response; and can be addressed to this email address.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Team,

Patient Safety Monitoring