AQW 28493/22-27


Mr Danny Donnelly
Alliance Party
East Antrim


Tabled Date: 10/06/2025
Answered On Date: 25/06/2025
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister of Health how many people died of sepsis in the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust in each of the last five years, broken down by hospital.


Answer:
The table below was provided by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA).
Deaths, caused by Sepsis, in the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, from 2019-2023, by Hospital
Year
Hospital Name
Deaths
ICD Code
2019
Belfast City
2
A41
Mater Infirmorum
1
A40
Mater Infirmorum
2
A41
Musgrave Park
1
A41
Royal Victoria
8
A41
2020
Belfast City
2
A41
Mater Infirmorum
2
A41
Musgrave Park
0
N/A
Royal Victoria
4
A41
2021
Belfast City
0
N/A
Mater Infirmorum
2
A41
Musgrave Park
0
N/A
Royal Victoria
3
A41
Royal Maternity
1
A41
2022
Belfast City
0
N/A
Mater Infirmorum
4
A41
Musgrave Park
0
N/A
Royal Victoria
3
A41
2023
Belfast City
0
N/A
Mater Infirmorum
4
A41
Musgrave Park
0
N/A
Royal Victoria
2
A41
*Data from 2024 has not been included as the Registrar General Annual Report for 2024 has not been published yet.
**These figures are also based on date of registrations rather than the date of death.
***ICD is shortened which refers to International Classification of Diseases. The codes in the table referring to A40 and A41, are when sepsis is the cause of death, rather than a contributing factor.