Average waiting times for colonoscopy investigations across the UK
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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Gary McCarthy
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From: Crohn's & Colitis UK <[FOI #933732 email]>
Sent: 06 January 2023 14:15
To: foirequestshighland <[NHS Highland request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Average waiting times for
colonoscopy investigations across the UK
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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Gary
Gary McCarthy
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Assynt House | Beechwood Park | Inverness | IV2 3BW
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