Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 414-2025
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
We are trying to determine the number of patients that are currently on the waiting list for bariatric surgery across the country i.e. they have been assessed as eligible and meet all the criteria for surgery and are now waiting for a surgical date. With that in mind please could you pass to us any information you have to address the following questions:
- How many referrals have you had into your Tier 4 Bariatric Services within the past year?
- What is the average time between their RTT into Tier 4 service and their first appointment in clinic?
- If you do not have a Tier 4 service in your Trust, how many patients have you referred to neighbouring Trust within the past year?
Our response:
The Trust does not offer Bariatric Service.
The Trust is not able to extract number of patients referred to Bariatric Service as this is not a specific referral onwards reason captured on the clinical system.
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
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.