Diagnostic Endoscopy Waiting Times
Crohn's & Colitis UK made this Freedom of Information request to Orkney NHS Board as part of a batch sent to 14 authorities This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear Orkney NHS Board,
I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 on behalf of Crohn's & Colitis UK to request the following information:
1. What is the average waiting time in weeks, by month from end August 2022 – end August 2023 or the most recent month available and the preceding 12 months , for a) red flag, b) urgent and c) non-urgent diagnostic colonoscopy referrals?
2. What is the average waiting time in weeks, by month from end August 2022 – end August 2023 or the most recent month available and the preceding 12 months, for a) red flag, b) urgent and c) non-urgent diagnostic flexible sigmoidoscopy referrals?
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.
Yours faithfully,
Chloe Hutchinson
Crohn's & Colitis UK
FOI Request – Acknowledgement of Receipt
Reference number allocated to this request:
202324-381
(Please quote this reference number in any future correspondence relating to this request.)
The official date of your request is: 18/09/2023
A response should be sent to your request no later than: 16/10/2023
Note: NHS Orkney is a small remote and rural health board within Scotland. All responses to Freedom of Information requests are collated in accordance with the terms of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 states that a public authority must inform the applicant in writing whether it holds the requested information and if so, communicate that information to the applicant, promptly, but not later than 20 working days after receipt of the request.
For further details please refer to The Scottish Information Commissioner’s website.
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NHS Orkney
The Balfour,
Foreland Road,
Kirkwall,
KW15 1NZ
Hello,
Please find attached the response to your FOI request from NHS Orkney.
Kind regards, Jenna
Jenna Johnston
Freedom of Information (FOI) Officer
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