Trust HQ
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Brockworth
Gloucester
GL3 4AW
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E-mail: freedomofinformation@ghc.nhs.uk
Website: www.ghc.nhs.uk
Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 075-2122 – Exemption
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request.
I am writing further to your request for information dated 06/04/2021 to advise you that the information
you requested is being withheld under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
You requested:
. The number of patients who have been referred for assessment at your trust’s Long Covid clinic,
in the period between December 2020 and 31 March 2021. If possible, please could I have this
data broken down by day?
. Of these, the number of patients who were assessed and then the number that were offered
treatment over the same period. If possible, please could I have this information broken down
by the type of treatment offered, e.g. physiotherapy, rehabilitation services, or other specialist
treatment?
. The average waiting time in days between a patient being referred for assessment at the Long
Covid clinic and receiving treatment.
. The five longest waiting times for patients between being referred for assessment at the Long
Covid clinic and receiving treatment.
NHS England and NHS Improvement are currently working with regions and systems to develop and
refine processes to collect activity and demographic data for the Post Covid syndrome Assessment
clinics. From summer 2021 NHS Long Covid activity data on referral, number of assessments, waiting
times and the onward patient journey will be published monthly.
Should you have any queries in relation to our response in this letter, please do not hesitate to contact
me. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask
us to review our response, you should write to:-
Associate Director of Corporate Governance
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth
GLOUCESTER GL3 4AW
If you are not content with the outcome of any review, you may apply directly to the Information
Commissioner’s Office ICO. for further advice/guidance. Generally, the ICO will not consider your case
unless you have exhausted your enquiries with the Trust which should include considering the use of
the Trust’s formal complaints procedure. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information
Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Officer
On behalf of Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust