Primary Care Pathways HSCNI
Dear HSCNI Trust
I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 on behalf of Crohn's & Colitis UK to request the following information:
Do you have a clear pathway in primary care for the investigation of
non-cancer related lower gastrointestinal symptoms that include the use of faecal calprotectin tests?
If so, I would appreciate if you are able to share any details you may have.
If it is not possible to provide this information due to exceeding the
cost of compliance limits, I would be grateful if you could advise how
this request could be refined.
If you have any queries please don't hesitate to contact me via e-mail.
Thank you for your time and I look forward to your response.”
Yours faithfully,
Elaine Steven
[email address]
Thank you for your email.
We acknowledge receipt of your request.
You will be aware of the significant pressures on our health and social
care services during the current surge of the Covid-19 pandemic. During
this time we have been asking our staff to prioritise their professional
caring duties and to support front line health and social care services in
responding to the emergency. This has understandably had an impact on
other duties within their role such as responding to legislative
requirements under FOI and the processing of Subject Access Requests.
We assure you that your request will be logged and processed, and we will
do our utmost to respond as quickly as possible.
Yours faithfully
Information Governance Team
Dear Ms Steven
We acknowledge receipt of your email to Southern Health and Social Care Trust:
Pathway in primary care for the investigation of non-cancer related lower gastrointestinal symptoms that include use of faecal calprotectin tests
If you have submitted a request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) or the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR), your request will be considered and you will receive our response within the statutory timescale of 20 working days.
The reference number for your email is FOI/1212.
Should you have any further inquiries concerning this matter, please reply to this email.
Yours sincerely,
Southern Health and Social Care Trust
Dear Ms Steven,
Please see attached response in respect of your recent FOI request to the Southern Health and Social Care Trust.
Kind regards
Gail Fegan
Information Governance Officer
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