Elective operations

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Dear Sir or Madam,

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 I seek the following information on elective operations:

1. The number of elective operations scheduled. I would like this information for January 2019 to November 2020, broken down by month i.e. the total number of elective operations that were scheduled for January 2019, February 2019 etc.

2. The number of elective operations performed. I would like this information for January 2019 to November 2020, broken down by month.

3. The number of elective operations cancelled at the “last minute”, as defined by the NHS when providing data on cancelled elective operations. I would like this information for January 2019 to November 2020, broken down by month.

The NHS defines “last minute” as “on the day the patient was due to arrive, after the patient has arrived in hospital or on the day of the operation or surgery”. See files available at: http://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/can...

4. The number of breaches of the standard, as defined by the NHS when providing data on cancelled elective operations. I would like this information for January 2019 to November 2020, broken down by month.

The NHS defines “breaches of the standard” as the “number of patients not treated within 28 days of the last minute cancellation” of an elective operation. See files available at: http://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/can...

5. The total number of elective operations cancelled, regardless of how long cancellations were made before scheduled operation times, if this information is also collected. I would like this information for January 2019 to November 2020, broken down by month i.e. the total number of elective operations cancelled in January 2019, February 2019 etc.

I would prefer to receive this information electronically, preferably as a data set, eg. in Excel, NOT as a PDF.

If the decision is made to withhold some of this data using exemptions in the FOI Act or otherwise, please inform me of that fact and cite the exemptions used.

If some parts of this request are easier to answer than others, I would ask that you release the available data as soon as possible.

If you need any clarification then please do not hesitate to contact me. Under Section 16 it is your duty to provide advice and assistance and so I would expect you to contact me if you find this request unmanageable in any way.

I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received this request, and I look forward to hearing from you within the 20-working day statutory time period.

Yours faithfully,
Oliver Telling

Freedom of Information, Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request. 
In these current unprecedented times and additional demand on our staff in
our response to Covid-19 we will endeavour to reply to your FOI within the
allocated time however there maybe a delay and we will inform you of the
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this may cause, we do remain committed to responding to your request and
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Freedom of Information, Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Sirs,

Thank you for your freedom of information request below.

Unfortunately this does not relate to Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust. Can we therefore suggest that you contact Gloucestershire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust who should be able to provide this information.

https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/about-u...

Many thanks,

Danielle Simons
Legal Services Officer (Legal Services)
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Edward Jenner Court, Pioneer Avenue, Gloucester Business Park, Brockworth, GL3 4AW
Telephone: 0300 421 8357  Email: [email address]   Website: www.ghc.nhs.uk

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