Freedom of Information request 201-2022

Trust HQ
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Brockworth
Gloucester
GL3 4AW
Tel: 0300 421 8100
E-mail: freedomofinformation@ghc.nhs.uk Website: www.ghc.nhs.uk
Date: 31st August 2022
————————-Chris Steele
Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 201-2022
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below:
Please be advised of the following caveat to be noted with this data…
• The recording methodology changed earlier this year, so accuracy cannot be fully assured at this time, especially that the service prioritises urgent referrals in a timelier manner than the data suggests, but the urgent referral numbers are broadly correct.
All Referrals Received by the Unit ‘Adult Physiotherapy’
1st June 2019 – 31st May 2020 1st June 2020 – 31st May 2021 1st June 2021 – 31st May 2022
Total number of all referrals for adult outpatient MSK physiotherapy for each period 21,344 17,023 22,206
Number of people on the waiting list for routine physiotherapy at the end of each period 1,876 5,482 4,696
Number of people on the waiting list for urgent physiotherapy at the end of each period 73 162 173
Average waiting time in days for routine physiotherapy following referral for each period 404 270 133
Average waiting time in days for urgent physiotherapy following referral for each period 218 193 61
Average number of days between first and second physiotherapy appointments for each period 396 178 75
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
Brockworth
GLOUCESTER GL3 4AW
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Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Officer
On behalf of Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust