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

The request was successful.

Dear University Hospitals of Leicester NHS 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.

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 numbers of K49.X and K75.X that were emergency, waiting list, planned and other admission method for the same reporting 2 periods above.

Yours faithfully,

Jacob Granier

FOI - Freedom of Information, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Corporate and Legal Affairs – Corporate and Committee Services

 

Our Reference: RS/FOI/40908

2 September 2019

 

 

Jacob Granier

[FOI #600668 email]

 

Dear Mr Granier

 

Request for Information

 

Thank you for your request for information, which was sent on Saturday 31
August 2019 and received by University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust,
the next working day on Monday 2 September 2019. Within UHL NHS Trust,
Freedom of Information Act requests are managed centrally by the Corporate
and Committee Services Team. 

 

The Trust will endeavour to provide a response within the required 20
working-day deadline.  I will, of course, keep you informed should this
not prove possible for any reason.  If we require any clarification on
your request, we will contact you as soon as possible. 

 

All requesters are advised that the Trust may make a charge for providing
the information to them, to cover the cost of photocopying, postage and
packaging etc – I confirm that where these costs are below £5.00 in total,
no charge will be made.  All requesters are also advised that there may
also be a charge payable to cover costs of locating the information they
have requested, as laid down in the Freedom of Information Act Regulations
published by the Government in December 2004.  Naturally, if such a charge
is to be applied to your request, you will be informed as soon as
possible.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

Rebekka Skinner

Project Support Officer

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

 

 

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Corporate and Legal Affairs – Corporate and Committee Services

 

Our Reference: RS/FOI/40908

18 September 2019

 

Jacob Granier

[FOI #600668 email]

 

Dear Mr Granier,

 

Request for Information

 

Thank you for your request for information, which was sent on Saturday 31
August 2019 and received by University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust,
the next working day on Monday 2 September 2019 and acknowledged on 2
September 2019. For information, the University Hospitals of Leicester
NHS Trust is one of the largest and busiest NHS teaching Trusts in the
country.  We have over 15,000 staff working across our three hospitals,
the Leicester Royal Infirmary, Glenfield Hospital and Leicester General
Hospital, serving around 1.2 million people across Leicester,
Leicestershire and Rutland, and a further two to three million people from
the rest of the UK who come to us for treatment from one of our specialist
services.  During 2018/19 we treated 1,466,500 patients – that’s 4,017
patients each day.

 

Following consultation with colleagues from the Clinical Management Group
covering Renal, Respiratory and Cardio Vascular services and colleagues
from the Operations Directorate, I confirm that the University Hospitals
of Leicester NHS Trust holds information covered by your FOI request. In
your Freedom of Information Act request, you asked for the following
information and the Trust’s response is provided following each section of
your request below:-  

 

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.

See attached.

 

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.

 

Financial Year of
Discharge Date K49
2017/2018 95
2018/2019 109

 

Financial Year of
Discharge Date K75
2017/2018 1249
2018/2019 1314

 

 

3. The numbers of K49.X and K75.X that were emergency, waiting list,
planned and other admission method for the same reporting 2 periods above.

 

K49 2017/2018 2018/2019
Emergency 69 68
Waiting List 23 40
Planned 3 0
Other 0 1

 

 

K75 2017/2018 2018/2019
Emergency 855 897
Waiting List 371 408
Planned 14 2
Other 9 7

 

 

I hope that this response is helpful and provides you with the information
requested (where available). If you require any further assistance please
do not hesitate to contact me.  If you are dissatisfied with the Trust’s
response, you can contact the Director of Corporate and Legal Affairs on
Tel. No. 0116 258 8615 to request a copy of UHL’s Freedom of Information
Act complaints procedure.

 

We must advise you that where we have provided information we have done so
subject to the provisions of the Re-use of Public Sector Information
Regulations 2005.  Accordingly you must not re-use this information
without having the consent of the Trust.  Where the Trust is prepared to
provide its consent then it may levy a charge for doing so. Should you
wish to re-use documents provided then you must make your request in
writing stating your name and your address for correspondence together
with the document that you wish to re-use and the purpose for which the
information is to be re-used.

 

In the event that you remain dissatisfied with the way in which the Trust
has handled any complaint that you may wish to make, we would advise you
of your right to complain to the Information Commissioner at the
Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Rebekka Skinner

Project Support Officer

 

 

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