FOI - hymen reconstruction surgeries

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Dear Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust,

I am writing to make a request under the Freedom of Information Request.

My request relates to number of ‘hymen reconstruction surgeries’ offered on the NHS and the demographics of patients who receive this surgery. Could you please tell me for the last five years (Jan 14-Jan 19):
+How many surgeries were performed per year.
+What the age of the patients were
+What the cost was per year for these procedures.
+The ethnicity and religion of the patients, if information held.
+Any guidance you hold on this procedure within your organisation or notes you feel happy to share.

Please share this in either PDF or Excel format.

If there is an issue with my request please advise how to remedy it prior to the 21 day deadline.

You can reach me on [Number Removed].

Yours faithfully,

Poppy Damon

Foi (WORCESTERSHIRE ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST), Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Dear Poppy

Request for Information: Freedom of Information Act

I acknowledge receipt of your request for information which I received on 24 May 2019. Please accept my apologies for the delay in acknowledging receipt of your e-mail.

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (General Rights of Access) that came into force on 1 January 2005, we have a duty to:
• Acknowledge receipt of your request within 2 working days
• Respond to your request within 20 working days

We will respond to your request as soon as possible but no later than 20 working days from our receipt of your request. If we have problems in locating the information or require clarification, I will contact you as soon as is practicable.

Regards

Martin

Martin Wood FCIS
Deputy Company Secretary

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Executive Suite, Sky Level
Worcestershire Royal Hospital
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
WR5 1DD

External Office: 01905 763333 Ext 30862
Internal: 30862

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Foi (WORCESTERSHIRE ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST), Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Dear Poppy

Freedom of Information

I refer to your email of 24 May 2019 requesting information in respect of hymenreconstruction surgeries.

I can confirm in accordance with S.1 (1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) that we do hold some information that would be useful in terms of your request.

I have listed your questions below together with our response.

My request relates to number of ‘hymen reconstruction surgeries’ offered on the NHS and the demographics of patients who receive this surgery. Could you please tell me for the last five years (Jan 14-Jan 19):
+How many surgeries were performed per year.

•2015 – None
•2016 – None
•2017 – None
•2018 – Less than 5

+What the age of the patients were - Personal identifiable information
+What the cost was per year for these procedures.

We have checked the patients that have had the Hymenorrhaphy/ hymen restoration operations as part of a medical procedure and it was not the dominate procedure and therefore we are unable to provide the cost.

+The ethnicity and religion of the patients, if information held. - Personal identifiable information

+Any guidance you hold on this procedure within your organisation or notes you feel happy to share. -None

This letter confirms the completion of this request. A log of this request will be held on a database held by the Trust.

I trust you are satisfied with our response to your request. Please contact me directly should you require any clarification of our response. Should you not be satisfied with this response and wish to ask us to review our decisions please write within 3 months of this response, in the first instance to:
Chief Executive
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
WR5 1DD

If after this process you are still not satisfied with the response you receive from the Trust you can complain to the Information Commissioner at the following address:
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Tel: 0303 1231113 Email: [email address]
Web Site: http//www.ico.org.uk

Please note that we publish selected FOI requests and responses on our website www.worcsacute.nhs.uk and this response might be published at a later date.

Regards

Martin

Martin Wood FCIS
Deputy Company Secretary

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Executive Suite, Sky Level
Worcestershire Royal Hospital
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
WR5 1DD

External Office: 01905 763333 Ext 30862
Internal: 30862

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Dear Foi team,

Thank you for getting back on this. Considering the issues with the under 5 rule. Would we be able to expand the date range to 2010-2019 please?

Yours sincerely,

Poppy Damon

Foi (WORCESTERSHIRE ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST), Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Dear Poppy

We will treat this as a new Freedom of Information request which we received on 4 July 2019.

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (General Rights of Access) that came into force on 1 January 2005, we have a duty to:
• Acknowledge receipt of your request within 2 working days
• Respond to your request within 20 working days

We will respond to your request as soon as possible but no later than 20 working days from our receipt of your request. If we have problems in locating the information or require clarification, I will contact you as soon as is practicable.

Regards

Martin

Martin Wood FCIS
Deputy Company Secretary

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Executive Suite, Sky Level
Worcestershire Royal Hospital
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
WR5 1DD

External Office: 01905 763333 Ext 30862
Internal: 30862

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Foi (WORCESTERSHIRE ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST), Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Dear Poppy

Freedom of Information

I refer to your email of 4 July 2019 requesting information in respect of hymen reconstructiuon surgeries 2010 - 2019 .

I can confirm in accordance with S.1 (1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) that we do hold some information that would be useful in terms of your request.

I have listed your questions below together with our response.

Considering the issues with the under 5 rule. Would we be able to expand the date range to 2010-2019 please?

FOI QUESTION
My request relates to number of ‘hymen reconstruction surgeries’ offered on the NHS and the demographics of patients who receive this surgery. Could you please tell me for the last five years (Jan 14-Jan 19) *Now re-requested as 2010 to 2019*:
•How many surgeries were performed per year.
TRUST REPONSE
•2010 – None
•2011 – Less than 5
•2012 – None
•2013 – Less than 5
•2014 – None
•2015 – None
•2016 – None
•2017 – None
•2018 – Less than 5
•2019 – None

The remaing reponses are unchanged.

NEW TRUST REPONSE
The Trust has a formally accredited Urogynaecology unit. Patients are directed to the International Urogynaecological Association (IUGA) and British Society of Urogynaecology websites and resources before surgery. As the Trust do not offer Hymen reconstruction, however, we do not hold leaflets or information/guidance for patients.

This letter confirms the completion of this request. A log of this request will be held on a database held by the Trust.

I trust you are satisfied with our response to your request. Please contact me directly should you require any clarification of our response. Should you not be satisfied with this response and wish to ask us to review our decisions please write within 3 months of this response, in the first instance to:
Chief Executive
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
WR5 1DD

If after this process you are still not satisfied with the response you receive from the Trust you can complain to the Information Commissioner at the following address:
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Tel: 0303 1231113 Email: [email address]
Web Site: http//www.ico.org.uk

Please note that we publish selected FOI requests and responses on our website www.worcsacute.nhs.uk and this response might be published at a later date.

Regards

Martin

Martin Wood FCIS
Deputy Company Secretary

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Executive Suite, Sky Level
Worcestershire Royal Hospital
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
WR5 1DD

External Office: 01905 763333 Ext 30862
Internal: 30862

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WOOD, Martin (WORCESTERSHIRE ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST), Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Dear Poppy

Further to our response, I have been asked to feedback that procedures are only undertaken for medical reasons as part of a treatment plan.

Regards

Martin

Martin Wood FCIS
Deputy Company Secretary

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Executive Suite, Sky Level
Worcestershire Royal Hospital
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
WR5 1DD

External Office: 01905 763333 Ext 30862
Internal: 30862
www.worcsacute.nhs.uk

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