FOI Ref: FOI/2022/4193
You asked
I work for a small consultancy doing mapping and valuation of ecosystem services. I would like to access data on respiratory hospital admissions and cardiovascular hospital admissions in the UK. I have found this data source for respiratory ones: https://digital.nhs.uk/supplementary-information/2020/monthly-admissions-for-respiratory-conditions-by-provider-april-2017-to-july-2020
As a csv file but I can't seem to be able to find a shapefile of hospitals with codes I can link this csv to.
I don't really need the monthly hospital admissions, the yearly value would be ok, as long as it is spatial which is why I was trying to find a shapefile with points for hospitals.
Any other approach is also welcome if you have numbers by postcode or by local authorities.
It would be best to have more detailed data than entire local authority level.
We said
Thank you for your enquiry.
We do hold information on respiratory or cardiovascular hospital admissions. However, we are unable to provide public access to this dataset, as this contains raw, identifiable personal information. Section 39 of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (SRSA) renders it an offence to disclose information held by the Statistics Board for statistical purposes that would identify an individual or a body corporate. As we are prohibited by law from publishing statistics in which individuals can be identified, we find that Section 44 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) applies. Section 44 is an absolute exemption, and no consideration of the public interest test needs to be applied.
The information we hold on this topic was provided to us by NHS Digital, and the link you have included in your query was published by them. Therefore, for any clarification or additional information, we would recommend contacting NHS Digital directly.
Unfortunately, we do not hold a shapefile for this analysis. Again, NHS Digital may be able to help you acquire a shapefile for this analysis.