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

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust did not have the information requested.

Dear Warrington and Halton Hospitals 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.

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 (WARRINGTON AND HALTON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Freedom of Information Act 2000 –Ref No: 19-421

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Kind Regards

Freedom of Information Assistant

Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Kendrick Wing, Warrington Hospital, WA5 1QG

Email: [email address]

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Foi (WARRINGTON AND HALTON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Dear Sir/Madam  

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Ref No: 19-421

 

Response to request dated 23/09/2019 made under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000

 

Questions and Response:

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.

 

Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust does not perform this
procedure therefore are unable to respond to this request.  

 

 

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handled you can contact the Patient Experience Team lead to request a
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Patient Experience Team, Kendrick Wing, Warrington Hospital, Lovely Lane,
Warrington, WA5 1QG. 

If you are dissatisfied with the outcome of this internal review you can
submit a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office. You can do
this by writing to: 

FOI / EIR Complaints Resolution, Information Commissioner's Office,
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

Alternatively you can complete an electronic complaints form and submit it
to the Information Commissioner’s Office via email. I have included a link
below for your convenience which explains how to complain to the
Information Commissioner’s Office.

[1]https://ico.org.uk/

 

Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2005

 

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to be for personal use only and does not automatically give the recipient
the right to commercially re-use it, for example, the right to publish it
or make it available to a wider audience [SI 2005 No: 1515 4(1)].

 

The Trust provides information under the Freedom of Information Act in
line with the template [2]Open Government Licence for public sector
information. Should you wish to re-use any information in line with this
Licence then you are not required to take any further action.

 

The Open Government Licence allows you to re-use information freely and
flexibly, with only a few conditions. If you wish to re-use information
outside of the Licence terms then please inform the Trust as unauthorised
re-use may be in breach of copyright law.

 

 

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request was handled. Please find a link to our Freedom of Information
satisfaction survey which we would be grateful if you could complete.

 

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Kind Regards

 

Freedom of Information Assistant

 

Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Kendrick Wing, Warrington Hospital, WA5 1QG

 

Email: [4][email address]

 

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