Dear MarkÂ
Use of data on specialist care
As you are already aware, we have been looking into use of unpublished data quoted in The Times on 4 December, stating “more than 90 per cent of Covid sufferers requiring the most specialist care are unvaccinated”. Â
Thank you for liaising with us and for your prompt action in response. NHSE&I has now published additional data on Adult Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) for Severe Respiratory Failure for patients commencing ECMO due to COVID-19 infection between 1 July 2021 and 22 November 2021. Â
This quick response meant that you addressed the issues and resolved the concerns that we and others had. Whilst we understand that on this occasion it was a genuine mistake which was quickly corrected, I would like to re-iterate the importance of ensuring any figures referred to publicly are made available.Â
Yours sincerely Â
Ed Humpherson
Director General for RegulationÂ