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E-mail: freedomofinformation@ghc.nhs.uk Website: www.ghc.nhs.uk
DATE: 30/11/2021
Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 266-2122
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
I am writing to request the latest monthly statistics on waiting times for memory clinics from Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust for:
1. Mean waiting time from referral to diagnosis 26 weeks 2. Mean waiting time for patient with possible dementia’s first appointment with memory clinic 10 weeks
3. Number of patients currently on waiting list for memory clinic 526 patients 4. Number of patients waiting more than 13 weeks from referral to diagnosis 61 patients 5. Number of patients waiting more than 26 weeks from referral to diagnosis 28 patients 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
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: 08 November 2021 14:35
To: Freedom of Information
Subject: FOI REQUEST - Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
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I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
I am writing to request the latest monthly statistics on waiting times for memory clinics from Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust for:
• mean waiting time from referral to diagnosis • mean waiting time for patient with possible dementia's first appointment with memory clinic • Number of patients currently on waiting list for memory clinic • Number of patients waiting more than 13 weeks from referral to diagnosis • Number of patients waiting more than 26 weeks from referral to diagnosis If this request is too wide or unclear I would be grateful if you could contact me as I understand that under the Act you are required to advise and assist requesters. If any of the information is already in the public domain please can you direct me to it with page references and URLs if necessary.
I understand that you are required to respond to my request within the 20 working days after you receive this letter. I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received this request.