1. A method for detecting at least two elements of transmitted uplink control information (UCI); comprising: receiving a first set of symbols produced using a first information element; receiving a second set of symbols produced using a second information element; producing at least a first metric using the first set and the second set of received symbols; and detecting the first information element using the first metric; wherein the first information element is an acknowledgement (ACK/NAK), the second information element is channel quality information (CQI), and wherein producing the first metric further comprises: decoding the CQI using a hypothesized first value for the ACK/NAK; re-encoding the decoded CQI; and using the re-encoded CQI and the received CQI to produce the first metric.