From Mid Staffordshire General Hospitals, Weston Road, Stafford, ST16 3SA
8 September 2003
Dear Ms Shaw
Re: Patient Advice and Liason Service
I enclose some information as requeted in your letter dated 24 June 2003. Please accept my apologies for the delay. The information relates to the last 5 years.
| No of births | 2297 | 2295 | 2152 | 1997 | 1981 |
| Number of home births | 50 | 32 | 41 | 29 | 33 |
| Caesarian sections | 142/204 | 155/221 | 163/192 | 206/212 | 149/227 |
I have not been able to obtain any of the other data that you requested but have been advised that this information may be available by contacting the following member of staff.
Martin Bell
Head of Information Management
South Staffs Health Informatics Service
Block 6
c/o Mellor House
Corporation Street
STAFFORD
ST16 3SR
I hope that this information will be helpful to you. I have anclosed a leaflet about the Patient Advice and Liason Service. Please do not hesitate to contact me on the freephone number if I can be of any further assistance.
Yours sincerely
(signed)
Samantha Edmundson (Mrs)
PALS Officer
*08000 40 70 60
PALS@msgh-tr.wmids.nhs.uk