Patient self-Assessment prior to referral to Functional Bowel / IBS Clinic

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Dear Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust,

With regards to Functional Bowel / IBS Clinics provided by your Trust, please answer the following questions:
1) What national & local targets (if any) do these providers have re referral waiting times for Functional Bowel / IBS Clinics?
2) To what extent were these targets met by each provider in the last 3 years?
3) Describe any patient self-assessment tool used a part of the referral pathway and/or prior to clinic appointment?
4) Are these tools electronic or paper-based? If electronic, which product is used?
5) Please provide the name and job-title of the lead clinician for each service

Yours faithfully,

Rita Gillespie

FOI, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Rita

Freedom of Information Ref 222.2019

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FOI, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Rita

 

Further to your recent FOI request, please find below the response from
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.

 

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FOI Office

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

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CHFT RESPONSE

 

With regards to Functional Bowel / IBS Clinics provided by your Trust,
please answer the following questions:

1) What national & local targets (if any) do these providers have re
referral waiting times for Functional Bowel / IBS Clinics? (We do not have
specific functional bowel/IBS clinics. Patient come to all GI clinics.
Waiting times are as for any other GI referrals)

2) To what extent were these targets met by each provider in the last 3
years? (We do not collect data on IBS referrals specifically)

3) Describe any patient self-assessment tool used a part of the referral
pathway and/or prior to clinic appointment? (We do not use any)

4) Are these tools electronic or paper-based? If electronic, which product
is used? (NA)

5) Please provide the name and job-title of the lead clinician for each
service (We do not have a lead clinician for IBS)

 

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