Cost of treating botched non-surgical procedures
Dear Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust,
Under the FOI Act, I would like to request the following information regarding patients seeking treatment for physical complications from non-surgical procedures, such as nodule formation, discolouration, migration and herpetic outbreaks:
1) The total number of patients that have been treated at all your hospitals for botched non-surgical procedures for quarter 2 of 2023-2024.
2) The total cost of treating botched non-surgical procedures at all your hospitals for quarter 2 of 2023-2024.
3) The total number of patients that all of your hospitals have referred to private clinics to treat botched non-surgical procedures for quarter 2 of 2023-2024.
If you require any further clarification or have any questions, please let me know.
Yours faithfully,
Thomas Rose
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust acknowledges receipt of your request for information. Your request will be handled in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and we aim to send you our response within the next 20 working days.
Kind regards
FOI Team
Hi Thomas,
This email is to request clarification on your recent Freedom of Information Request. Please respond to our questions below.
- Please provide clarity on "botched" as we would have no way of filtering our information for this data
- Also, non-surgical procedures could cover many procedures that happen within the trust, please can we have some more clarification on what procedures you require information for?
Your request will be put on hold until we received clarification. Once clarification has been received the 20working day response time will restart.
If we do not receive a response from yourself, we will presume you no longer need this information and your request will be closed.
Thank you
FOI Team
Dear FOI Team,
1. Botched refers to instances where patients have received interventions due to adverse events, complications, or unsatisfactory aesthetic outcomes following the administration of dermal filler or botox injections. This includes but is not limited to, complications such as infections, allergic reactions, asymmetry, overfilling, underfilling, migration of the filler, granulomas, necrosis, or any other unintended and undesirable effects that may result from the procedures.
2. The procedures I am interested in are dermal fillers and Botox injections.
I hope this provides some clarity.
Yours sincerely,
Thomas Rose
Dear Thomas,
Please find attached our response to your request for information.
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Kind regards
FOI Team
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