information leaflets to patients undergoing angioplasty and Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for stable angina and numbers of procedures.

Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.

Dear Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust,

I am carrying out a research study looking at how new evidence on the benefits of clinical intervention is incorporated in clinical practice.
 
I would be very grateful if you could provide the information outlined below. I do not require patient specific information or confidential data. This is an educational institution request for a scientific purpose and not for a commercial use. This request is in accordance with the right to information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
 
I request the following information:
 
1. A copy of the patient information leaflet (PIL) currently given to patients undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and/or insertion of stent or a link to the leaflet online.
 
2. The numbers of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) carried out in adults (>=18 years of age) in the years April 2018 to March 2019; and April 2017 - March 2018 (or a similar reporting period); these should include: K49.X (Percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty); K75.X (Percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty and insertion of stent); please could you provide figures for each of these two codes.
 
3. The proportion of K49.X and K75.X that were emergency, waiting list, planned and other admission method for the same reporting periods above.
 
4. If available, the proportion of K49.X and K75.X that were carried out for stable angina excluding I21.X and I20.0 for the same reporting periods above.
 
Thank you for your help with this request and I look forward to hearing from you.
  Yours faithfully,

Jacob Granier

FOI, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Jacob Granier

Further to your request, made under the Freedom of Information Act, 2000. The Trust has received your request and will respond within 20 working days.

Your request has been allocated the reference number FOI5622 . If you have any queries in relation to your request, please quote this reference number.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Department
Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust

If you are unhappy in any respect, with the way in which your request has been handled, you can request an internal review by writing, by email or letter, to The Trust Secretary, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Brompton Hospital, Britten Wing, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP: [email address] Tel: 020 7352 8121.

If you are dissatisfied with our response, you can apply to the Information Commissioner, who will consider whether the Trust has complied with its obligations under the Act, and can require the Trust to remedy any problems. You can find out more about how to do this, and about the Act in general, on the Information Commissioner’s website at:www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk. Complaints to the Information Commissioner should be sent to: FOI/EIR Complaints Resolution, Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

It is important to the Trust that you are satisfied with the way in which your request was handled. There is an applicant satisfaction survey on our website and we would be grateful if you could spend a short time to comment on your request.
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FOI, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust

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Dear Jacob Granier

Trust has now reviewed your request and can provide the following information (attached).

Your request has been allocated the reference number FOI 5622. If you have any queries in relation to your request, please quote this reference number.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Department
Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust

If you are unhappy in any respect, with the way in which your request has been handled, you can request an internal review by writing, by email or letter, to The Trust Secretary, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Brompton Hospital, Britten Wing, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP: [email address] Tel: 020 7352 8121.

If you are dissatisfied with our response, you can apply to the Information Commissioner, who will consider whether the Trust has complied with its obligations under the Act, and can require the Trust to remedy any problems. You can find out more about how to do this, and about the Act in general, on the Information Commissioner’s website at:www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk. Complaints to the Information Commissioner should be sent to: FOI/EIR Complaints Resolution, Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

It is important to the Trust that you are satisfied with the way in which your request was handled. There is an applicant satisfaction survey on our website and we would be grateful if you could spend a short time to comment on your request.
http://www.rbht.nhs.uk/about/freedom-of-...

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