Thursday 29 October 2026
Internal Reference Number: FOI_9662
Date Request Received: 23/09/2026 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 14/10/2026 00:00:00
This response was sent via: By Email
Request Summary: Miscarriages, hospital discharges, and patient support
Request Category: Media
| Question Number 1: Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide the following for each calendar year from 2021 to 2025: If the figures count episodes rather than individual patients, please state this. • The number of patients recorded as having a miscarriage at Salisbury District Hospital. | |
| Answer To Question 1: Please see our response to this FOI (Q1-7) in the attached spreadsheet. To accompany this answer to question 1 please also see the documents listed below:  13990 - FOI_9662 - Miscarriages, hospital discharges, and patient support v1.xlsx | |
| Question Number 2: • The number of hospital discharge episodes following admission or treatment for miscarriage. | |
| Answer To Question 2: Please see our response to this FOI (Q1-7) in the attached spreadsheet. | |
| Question Number 3: • Of those discharges, the number where miscarriage was recorded as the primary diagnosis. | |
| Answer To Question 3: Please see our response to this FOI (Q1-7) in the attached spreadsheet. | |
| Question Number 4: • The number of patients readmitted within 30 days of a discharge following miscarriage. | |
| Answer To Question 4: Please see our response to this FOI (Q1-7) in the attached spreadsheet. | |
| Question Number 5: • The number of admissions relating to miscarriage. | |
| Answer To Question 5: Please see our response to this FOI (Q1-7) in the attached spreadsheet. | |
| Question Number 6: • The number of attendances at the Early Pregnancy Unit (or equivalent service). | |
| Answer To Question 6: Please see our response to this FOI (Q1-7) in the attached spreadsheet. | |
| Question Number 7: • The number discharged following miscarriage treatment, including breakdowns for inpatient ward, Emergency Department, and Early Pregnancy Unit discharges. | |
| Answer To Question 7: Please see our response to this FOI (Q1-7) in the attached spreadsheet. | |
| Question Number 8: • please provide details of any bereavement, counselling, or specialist support services offered to patients following miscarriage. | |
| Answer To Question 8: The Trust provide leaflets and signposting to Miscarriage UK (previously known as the miscarriage association) who are able to offer support to women via live chat, email, telephone and also online private Facebook groups. We advise that Miscarriage UK and Tommys are the best places to look for information and resources. We also explain that they can contact EPU and/or their GP if they have any concerns or need any further support. | |
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