Average waiting times for colonoscopy investigations across the UK
Crohn's & Colitis UK made this Freedom of Information request to Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust as part of a batch sent to 213 authorities This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
To request and FOI from all Trusts, Health boards & equivalents across the UK:
I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 on behalf of Crohn's & Colitis UK to request the following information:
To know the average wait time for colonoscopy investigations (in weeks) in the year 2022 for patients on a non-urgent pathway (i.e. people not on the suspected cancer pathway).
Please could this information be provided in an Excel spreadsheet.
If it is not possible to provide this information due to exceeding the cost of compliance limits, I would be grateful if you could advise how this request could be refined.
If you have any queries please don't hesitate to contact me via e-mail.
Thank you for your time and I look forward to your response.
Yours faithfully,
Greg Collins
Crohn's & Colitis UK
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF FOI REQUEST
Thank you for your request for information received on 6 January 2023. It
has been allocated the reference number FOI 22/23 6840 and is being dealt
with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
The Trust still is facing unprecedented challenges relating to the
coronavirus (COVID-19) virus and flu virus at the current time.
Understandably, our resources have been diverted to support our front-line
colleagues who are working tremendously hard to provide care for our
patients, and to those in need of our services.
We will endeavour to respond as soon as possible, and hope you appreciate
that we do not wish to place any additional burden on our teams at this
time.
If you require further information as to the process or have any queries
in relation to your request, please contact me quoting the reference
above.
Kind Regards
Response Issued by
FOI Lead on behalf of The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Pinderfields Hospital,
Aberford Road
Wakefield
WF1 4DG
Tel: 0844 811 8110
Email: [1][email address]
Re : Freedom of Information Act request - 6840
Thank you for your freedom of information request. Please find attached
our response.
We are still experiencing increased pressures on the Trust and it's staff
at this present time, so some responses may be delayed and some
information may not have been provided as per your request.
We have endeavoured to supply as much information as we can at this
present time, but if further information is required, may we suggest that
you submit another request at a later date.
Response Issued by
FOI Lead on behalf of The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Pinderfields Hospital,
Aberford Road
Wakefield
WF1 4DG
Tel: 0844 811 8110
Email: [1][email address]
From: FOI (MID YORKSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST) <[Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust request email]>
Sent: 09 January 2023 12:55
To: Crohn's & Colitis UK <[FOI #933845 email]>
Subject: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST 22/23 6840
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF FOI REQUEST
Thank you for your request for information received on 6 January 2023. It
has been allocated the reference number FOI 22/23 6840 and is being dealt
with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
The Trust still is facing unprecedented challenges relating to the
coronavirus (COVID-19) virus and flu virus at the current time.
Understandably, our resources have been diverted to support our front-line
colleagues who are working tremendously hard to provide care for our
patients, and to those in need of our services.
We will endeavour to respond as soon as possible, and hope you appreciate
that we do not wish to place any additional burden on our teams at this
time.
If you require further information as to the process or have any queries
in relation to your request, please contact me quoting the reference
above.
Kind Regards
Response Issued by
FOI Lead on behalf of The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Pinderfields Hospital,
Aberford Road
Wakefield
WF1 4DG
Tel: 0844 811 8110
Email: [2][email address]
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