information leaflets to patients undergoing angioplasty and Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for stable angina and numbers of procedures.

Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.

Dear St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,

I am carrying out a research study looking at how new evidence on the benefits of clinical intervention is incorporated in clinical practice.

I would be very grateful if you could provide the information outlined below. I do not require patient specific information or confidential data. This is an educational institution request for a scientific purpose and not for a commercial use. This request is in accordance with the right to information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

I request the following information:

1. A copy of the patient information leaflet (PIL) currently given to patients undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and/or insertion of stent or a link to the leaflet online.

2. The numbers of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) carried out in adults (>=18 years of age) in the years April 2018 to March 2019; and April 2017 - March 2018 (or a similar reporting period); these should include: K49.X (Percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty); K75.X (Percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty and insertion of stent); please could you provide figures for each of these two codes.

3. The proportion of K49.X and K75.X that were emergency, waiting list, planned and other admission method for the same reporting periods above.

4. If available, the proportion of K49.X and K75.X that were carried out for stable angina excluding I21.X and I20.0 for the same reporting periods above.

Thank you for your help with this request and I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,

Jacob Granier

Dear Mr Granier

FOI-1920.126

Thank you for submitting your Freedom of Information request.

Your request is being dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and you will receive a response within 20 working days of the date that we received your request.

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 defines a number of exemptions that may restrict the release of the requested information. There will be an assessment and if any of the exemptions categories apply then the information may not be released. You will be informed if this is the case, including your rights of appeal.

The information provided will be in English, normal font size. If you require alternative formats, e.g. other language, audio, large print, etc. please notify us.

If we are unable to provide you with the information requested we will notify you of this together with the reason(s) why and details of how you may appeal (if appropriate).

Further information is available through the Information Commissioner at www.ico.org.uk.

Yours faithfully
FOI Team

St George’s University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Dear FOI,
I still have have not had a response to this request. I no longer need information for point 4 in the original request.

1. A copy of the patient information leaflet (PIL) currently given to patients undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and/or insertion of stent or a link to the leaflet online.

2. The numbers of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) carried out in adults (>=18 years of age) in the years April 2018 to March 2019; and April 2017 - March 2018 (or a similar reporting period); these should include: K49.X (Percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty); K75.X (Percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty and insertion of stent); please could you provide figures for each of these two codes.

3. The numbers of K49.X and K75.X that were emergency, waiting list, planned and other admission method for the same reporting 2 periods above.

Yours sincerely,

Jacob Granier

Dear Mr Granier

My sincere apologies for the late response to your request.

The department dealing with your request has had some staff changes and has therefoere faced the challenges of managing day-to-day core business in addition to demands such as Freedom of Information Requests. I have sent your request back to the new contact within the Department and am now following up.

Thank you for your patience.

Nii Turkson
Freedom of Information Officer

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