Dear Greg, 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – SECTION 8 REQUEST 

Thank you for your request for information dated 06/01/2023. Your request
has been managed under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.  

Our response to your request is: 

Please note that Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust do not run acute hospitals
and the information you have requested is not held by the Trust.

Oxleas are a community NHS Trust and mental health service provider. For
more information on services provided by Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
please visit our website at [1]http://oxleas.nhs.uk/services/. 

Following this response, your request for information will be closed. 

If you have any queries or concerns or are dissatisfied with the service
you have received in relation to your request, please do not hesitate to
contact us. If you wish to make request a review of the decision, you
should write to the: Information Governance Manager, Julie Lucas via email
at [mailto:[email address]][email address] in the first
instance. If you remain unsatisfied with the outcome of your review and
wish to make a formal complaint please address this to the Head of
Complaints, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, Pinewood House, Pinewood Place,
Dartford DA2 7WG - Email: [2][email address]     

In addition if you are not satisfied with the outcome of your complaint or
review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office
(ICO) for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you
have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the Trust. The ICO can
be contacted at: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water
Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF (Telephone: 0303 123 1113 or 01625 545
745 - [3]www.ico.org.uk). 

Kind regards,     

Information Governance Office

E: [4][Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust request email]

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust | Bracken House | Bracton Lane | Leyton Cross
Road | Dartford | Kent | DA2 7AF

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From: Crohn's & Colitis UK <[FOI #933869 email]>
Sent: 06 January 2023 14:28
To: FOI (OXLEAS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST) <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Average waiting times for
colonoscopy investigations across the UK
 
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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

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