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Freedom of Information request 240-2024

Response published: 2 December 2024

FOI Request

1. At the end of every wet AMD injection, what proportion of patients receive an immediate appointment for their next injection versus what proportion have to wait until additional capacity is available (e.g. after 2-3 days)? 2. Number of wet AMD patients and injections being treated in your Trust over the last three financial years seen (ending March)? 3. Number of wet AMD patients and injections being outsourced to each private provider (e.g. SpaMedica, NewMedica, Optegra, Practice Plus Group, Circle, Ramsay, Spire, etc.) over the last three financial years (ending March)? Please segment the injections by year and by private provider

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: 240-2024

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.

You asked:

1. At the end of every wet AMD injection, what proportion of patients receive an immediate appointment for their next injection versus what proportion have to wait until additional capacity is available (e.g. after 2-3 days)?
2. Number of wet AMD patients and injections being treated in your Trust over the last three financial years seen (ending March)?
3. Number of wet AMD patients and injections being outsourced to each private provider (e.g. SpaMedica, NewMedica, Optegra, Practice Plus Group, Circle, Ramsay, Spire, etc.) over the last three financial years (ending March)? Please segment the injections by year and by private provider

Our response:

These procedures are booked and managed by Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, not Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust. You can find their FOI process at the following link: Freedom of Information 

Next steps:

Should you have any queries in relation to our response, please do not hesitate to contact us. 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:

Louise Moss
Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance
c/o Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth, GL3 4AW
E-mail: louise.moss@ghc.nhs.uk

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