NHS Highland
Clinical Governance Support Team
Assynt House
Beechwood Park
Inverness
IV2 3BW
Telephone 01463 717123
www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk
S Bradshaw
Date:
11 August 2022
request-879367-
Our Ref:
MM/HC FOI 14167
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Enquiries to: FOI Team
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Dear S Bradshaw
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Request Ref 14167
Gender Services – Highland Sexual Health
Thank you for your request for information received on 17 July, in relation to the above.
Please find below your question and our response:-
I am writing to request information under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act (2000). My enquiries relate to the adult Gender Identity service at
Highland Sexual Health in Inverness.
Please provide:
1. the average (mean) time in weeks from referral to first treatment or
assessment appointment for patients whose first such appointment
happened last quarter (between 1st April to 30th June 2022 inclusive),
excluding patients who have waited for a shorter time due to a previous wait
at another clinic.
Due to staffing shortage, we have been unable to manage any new patients into the
service from the waiting list since December 2021.
2. the average (mean) time in weeks between treatment or assessment
appointments for patients who received a follow-up appointment last quarter
(between 1st April to 30th June 2022 inclusive).
The average time in weeks between treatment or assessment appointments for this
period was 12 weeks.
I hope this response is helpful. If you are unhappy with my response, I am very happy to
discuss this with you further. Alternatively you have the right to ask for an internal review
by making a formal request in writing to the:-
Headquarters:
Assynt House, Beechwood Park, Inverness, IV2 3BW
Chair: Professor Boyd Robertson
Chief Executive: Pam Dudek
Freedom of Information Officer
NHS Highland
Assynt House
Beechwood Park
Inverness, IV2 3BW
or by email
xxxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxxx
Your request should explain why you wish a review to be carried out and should be made
within forty working days of receiving this letter.
If you remain dissatisfied fol owing the investigation of your review, then you have the
right to appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner within 6 months of the date of
receiving the review response. Contact details are as fol ows:
Scottish Information Commissioner
Kinburn Castle
Doubledykes Road
St Andrews
KY16 9DS
Telephone: 01334 464610
Fax: 01334 464611
Website:
www.itspublicknowledge.info/Appeal
Yours sincerely
Heather Campbell
Freedom of Information Officer
On behalf of
Mirian Morrison
Clinical Governance Development Manager
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