Freedom of information requests

Cost, no. of patient and prescriptions related to Urinary tract infections

Questions

1. How many patients received a urinary catheter in each of the following calendar years:
2. How many Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections were recorded in each of the following calendar years:
3. How many urinary tract infections were recorded in each of the following calendar years:
4. What was the total cost of urinary tract infections in each of the following calendar years:
   • 2023
   • 2022
   • 2021
5. How many prescriptions were dispensed in relation to Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections in each of the following calendar years:
   • 2023
   • 2022
   • 2021
6. How many patients received antibiotics in relation to Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections in each of the following calendar years:
   • 2023
   • 2022
   • 2021
7. How many patients received two or more antibiotics in relation to a single Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections in each of the following calendar years:
   • 2023
   • 2022
   • 2021

Response

1. 

Year	No. of Patients
2023	5,463
2022	4,844
2021	4,385

2. 

Year	Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections
2023	640
2022	502
2021	405

3. 

Year	Urinary Tract Infections
2023	10,174
2022	9,192
2021	9,604

4. 

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5, 6, 7.

Following a search of our paper and electronic files and records, the information you requested is not held by us as we do not hold the information. The Trust does not undertake indication-based prescribing, so we do not know if the items dispensed were related to Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections or related to another infection.