Outpatient Hysteroscopy/Biopsy - Pain control and Patient Choice

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Katharine Tylko-Hill

Dear University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust,

Under the Freedom of Information Act (2000) please would you supply
the following information relating to your Trust’s practice of

OUTPATIENT HYSTEROSCOPY/BIOPSY – PAIN CONTROL AND PATIENT CHOICE

1. The current patient information leaflet

2. The current consent form

3. The current surgical protocol

4. Does the leaflet advise the patient to ask her GP to prescribe
gynae-specific painkillers to be taken BEFORE the procedure - Y/N?

5. What type and dose of painkillers does your Trust advise
patients to take before the procedure?

6. Are ALL your hysteroscopy/biopsy patients given the following
choices BEFORE the procedure is attempted:
a) General Anaesthesia – Y/N?
b) spinal anaesthesia – Y/N?
c) conscious sedation – Y/N?

7. For each of the last 3 financial years, how many of your
hysteroscopy/biopsy patients had
a) GA with overnight stay?
b) GA day-case ?
c) spinal anaesthesia?
d) conscious sedation?
e) local anaesthetic?
f) no anaesthetic?

8. What width hysteroscopes do you use? Rigid or flexible?

9. For each of the last 3 financial years what % patients DNA
outpatient hysteroscopy/biopsy?

10. For each of the last 3 financial years what % OP
hysteroscopy/biopsy patients had a failed procedure that had to be
repeated with epidural, GA or conscious sedation?

11. All audits of adverse events, e.g. infection, perforation
during the last 3 financial years

12. All surveys of patients’ experiences during the last 3
financial years

Yours faithfully,

Katharine Tylko-Hill
Macmillan CancerVOICE

Knowles, Jacqueline (RJE) UHNS, University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust

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Good Afternoon

 

Please find attached an acknowledgment to your Freedom of Information
request.

 

Kind regards

 

Jackie

 

 

 

Jacqueline Knowles
Information Governance                                      Quality,
Safety and Compliance Department

Secretary                                                     University
Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust

Trust Headquarters, City General Hospital, Newcastle Road

Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 6QG 

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Knowles, Jacqueline (RJE) UHNS, University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust

Good Morning

In relation to your freedom of information request below, can you please clarify questions 11 and 12. Do they relate to hysteroscopy/biopsy as per the rest of the request, or is it everyting Trust Wide?

Kind regards

Jackie

Jacqueline Knowles
Information Governance   Quality, Safety and Compliance Department
Secretary    University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust
Trust Headquarters, City General Hospital, Newcastle Road
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 6QG
Tel: 01782 6(76474) eFax: 084363652821
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Katharine Tylko-Hill

Dear Jackie

Thank you. Yes, Questions 11 and 12 refer to Outpatient Hysteroscopy/Biopsy.

Yours sincerely,

Katharine

Katharine Tylko-Hill

Dear Knowles, Jacqueline (RJE) UHNS,

Please is my request re Outpatient Hysteroscopy being processed?

Yours sincerely,

Katharine Tylko-Hill

Knowles, Jacqueline (RJE) UHNS, University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust

Good Afternoon

Please accept my apology. We are still collating the information and will be able to provide a response by the beginning of next week.

Kind regards

Jackie

Jacqueline Knowles
Information Governance   Quality, Safety and Compliance Department
Secretary    University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust
Trust Headquarters, City General Hospital, Newcastle Road
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 6QG
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Knowles, Jacqueline (RJE) UHNS, University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust

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Good Afternoon

 

Please find attached a response to your Freedom of Information request.  I
apologise for the delay.

 

Kind regards

 

Jackie

 

 

Jacqueline Knowles
Information Governance                                      Quality,
Safety and Compliance Department

Secretary                                                     University
Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust

Trust Headquarters, City General Hospital, Newcastle Road

Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 6QG 

Tel: 01782 6(76474)   eFax: 084363652821
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From: Knowles, Jacqueline (RJE) UHNS
Sent: 20 November 2013 16:19
To: '[FOI #185382 email]'
Subject: Freedom of Information 311

 

Good Afternoon

 

Please find attached an acknowledgment to your Freedom of Information
request.

 

Kind regards

 

Jackie

 

 

 

Jacqueline Knowles
Information Governance                                      Quality,
Safety and Compliance Department

Secretary                                                     University
Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust

Trust Headquarters, City General Hospital, Newcastle Road

Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 6QG 

Tel: 01782 6(76474)   eFax: 084363652821
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