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
DATE: 01/06/2021
Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 125-2122 – Exemption Section 22
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
1. Do you have a post covid syndrome clinic?
2. Number of people referred to the post
covid clinic?
3. Number of people who have received
treatment or specialist rehabilitative
services from the post covid clinic?
4. Average mean. time taken from referral to
first contact with the clinic for the latest two
week period? Please provide this in
working days.
5. The longest time taken from referral to first
contact with the clinic.
6. Number of patients attending the clinic that
have been recorded as being able to return
to work?
7. Does the clinic accept patients who were
not hospitalised with acute covid?
8. Number of people seen by clinic who have
been given an alternative diagnosis, for
example myocarditis.
9. How many staff do you have working in the
clinic full time, broken down by job titles of
1. doctor from F1 through to consultant.
2. nurse 3. physiotherapist 4.
occupational therapist 5. clinical
psychologist/psychiatrist.
10. How many staff do you have working in the
clinic part time, broken down by job titles of
1. doctor from F1 through to consultant.
2. nurse 3. physiotherapist 4.
occupational therapist 5. clinical
psychologist/psychiatrist.
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. As the data is to be published within the
summer and we can claim exemption from
responding.
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:-
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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
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E-mail: ——-
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
FOI Request
Sent: 23 May 2021 20:00
Subject: FOI - Long Covid Clinics
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I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from the trust with reference, where applicable, to patients diagnosed with or referred with Ongoing symptomatic COVID-19 code: 1325181000000106. and Post-COVID-19 syndrome also known as long-covid code: 1325161000000102.. Please could you provide answers to the following questions up to and including 1st May 2021. If this is not available, then please provide the answer up to the latest date that you have data for but not beyond 1st May.. 1. Do you have a post covid syndrome clinic? 2. Number of people referred to the post covid clinic? 3. Number of people who have received treatment or specialist rehabilitative services from the post covid clinic? 4. Average mean. time taken from referral to first contact with the clinic for the latest two week period? Please provide this in working days. 5. The longest time taken from referral to first contact with the clinic. 6. Number of patients attending the clinic that have been recorded as being able to return to work? 7. Does the clinic accept patients who were not hospitalised with acute covid? 8. Number of people seen by clinic who have been given an alternative diagnosis, for example myocarditis. 9. How many staff do you have working in the clinic full time, broken down by job titles of 1. doctor from F1 through to consultant. 2. nurse 3. physiotherapist 4. occupational therapist 5. clinical psychologist/psychiatrist. 10. How many staff do you have working in the clinic part time, broken down by job titles of 1. doctor from F1 through to consultant. 2. nurse 3. physiotherapist 4. occupational therapist 5. clinical psychologist/psychiatrist. If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how I can refine my request. If you have any queries please don’t hesitate to contact me via email and I will be happy to clarify what I am asking for, my details are outlined below. Please could you acknowledge the receipt and processing of this request. Thank you for your time and I look forward to your response within 20 working days.