Freedom of Information Team
Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London SW1H 0EU
www.gov.uk/dhsc
Dr Owain Gardner
By email to
: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
6 February 2024
Dear Dr Gardner,
Freedom of Information Request Reference FOI-1489254
Thank you for your request dated 12 January to the Department of Health and Social Care
(DHSC), a copy of which can be found in the accompanying annex.
Your request has been handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
DHSC holds the information you have requested. The most recent data publication was for
November 2023, so our analysis covers the period December 2019-November 2023
instead.
There were 183,901 appointments booked between December 2019 and November 2023
in the York Outer constituency that had a time between booking and appointment greater
than 2 weeks.
This is similar to 17% of the overall appointment total for the constituency. The above does
not include Covid vaccine or PCN appointments in the constituency.
If you are not satisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to appeal by
asking for an internal review. This should be sent to
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx or
to the address at the top of this letter and be submitted within two months of the date of
this letter.
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communication.
If you are not content with the outcome of your internal review, you may complain directly
to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Generally, the ICO cannot make a
decision unless you have already appealed our original response and received our internal
review decision. You should raise your concerns with the ICO within three months of your
last meaningful contact with us.
Guidance on contacting the ICO can be found at
https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us and
information about making a complaint can be found a
t https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint. Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Team
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx
Annex
From: Dr Owain Gardner <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Sent: 12 January 2024 17:16
To: FreedomofInformation <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - GP Waiting times over 2 Weeks in York Outer
Constituency
[You don't often get email from xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx. Learn
why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification ]
Dear Department of Health and Social Care,
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 I would like to request the following
information:
1. The number of GP appointments in York Outer Constituency with a waiting time of over
2 weeks in the period December 2019 to January 2024
I would like you to provide this information in the following format:
A single .pdf document.
Please do not hesitate to contact me on should any aspect of my request require
clarification.
Yours faithfully,
Dr Owain Gardner