Request
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide the following information relating to the number and type of procedures performed for the treatment of haemorrhoids
| Surgical Procedures | Hospital Procedure Code | Total Procedures Per Annum |
| Milligan Morgan | | |
| Rubber Band Ligation | | |
| Stapled PPH (Procedure for Prolapsed HaemorrhoidsJ | | |
| THD (Trans Haemorrhoidal Dearterializationj | | |
| HALO (Haemorrhoid Artery Ligation Operation | | |
| Other (Please List): | | |
| Other (Please List): | | |
| Other (Please List): | | |
| Other (Please List): | | |
Response
The below table lists all procedures performed for the treatment of haemorrhoids at Jersey General Hospital.
2015 data is in the process of being clinically coded and is therefore excluded from this analysis.
Numbers less than five are not provided as this could allow identification of individuals. The information is therefore exempt under Article 25 of the Freedom of Information Law.
| | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|
| Procedure | H51.1 | HAEMORRHOIDECTOMY | 35 | 31 | 26 |
| Procedure | H52.3 | INJECTION OF SCLEROSING SUBSTANCE INTO HAEMORRHOID | 5 | 11 | <5 |
| Procedure | H52.4 | RUBBER BAND LIGATION OF HAEMORRHOID | 37 | 62 | 52 |
| Procedure | H53.1 | EVACUATION OF PERIANAL HAEMATOMA | <5 | <5 | <5 |
Exemption(s)
Article 25 Personal information
(1) Information is absolutely exempt information if it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005.
(2) Information is absolutely exempt information if
(a) it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is not the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005; and
(b) its supply to a member of the public would contravene any of the data protection principles, as defined in that Law.
