Freedom of Information: Deaths and severe injuries involving medical equipment

Document first published:: 19 June 2018
Page updated:: 11 November 2019
Topic:: Information governance, NHS Improvement
Publication type:: FOI release

Request for information on the number of deaths or severe injuries involving a medical device.

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Freedom of Information: Deaths and severe injuries involving medical equipment

Freedom of Information: Deaths and severe injuries involving medical equipment

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The request was for details of every death and severe injury reported in the NRLS figures from 2008 to 2017 where the incident type is classed as involving a medical device or equipment.

NHS Improvement held the information requested and was only able to provide part of the information requested due to the time constraints set out in section 12.