Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 126-2022
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
Please find below numbers as requested which relates to all referrals and inappropriate referrals that are reported in our data sources.
1. What is the combined number of primary care referrals that you received for the period of 1 May 2021 – 30 April 2022 for all services provided by your NHS Foundation Trust? 50,662
2. What is the combined number of rejected primary care referrals for the period of 1 May 2021 – 30 April 2022 for all services provided by your NHS Foundation Trust? 942
3. What is the combined number of primary care referrals that you received for the period of 1 May 2020 – 30 April 2021 for all services provided by your NHS Foundation Trust? 45,601
4. What is the combined number of rejected primary care referrals for the period of 1 May 2020 – 30 April 2021 for all services provided by your NHS Foundation Trust? 977
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: –
– Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
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GLOUCESTER GL3 4AW
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Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Officer
On behalf of Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust
FOI Request
1. What is the combined number of primary care referrals that you received for the period of 1 May 2021 – 30 April 2022 for all services provided by your NHS Foundation Trust?
2. What is the combined number of rejected primary care referrals for the period of 1 May 2021 – 30 April 2022 for all services provided by your NHS Foundation Trust?
3. What is the combined number of primary care referrals that you received for the period of 1 May 2020 – 30 April 2021 for all services provided by your NHS Foundation Trust?
4. What is the combined number of rejected primary care referrals for the period of 1 May 2020 – 30 April 2021 for all services provided by your NHS Foundation Trust?
By rejected referrals I mean all primary care referrals that were returned to the referrer. And by primary care referrals I mean all referrals coming from GP practices.