Surveillance colonoscopy
Crohn's & Colitis UK made this Freedom of Information request to Orkney NHS Board as part of a batch sent to 14 authorities This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear Orkney NHS Board,
I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 on behalf of Crohn's & Colitis UK to request the following information:
1. To what extent are the British Society of Gastroenterology Inflammatory Bowel Disease colorectal cancer surveillance endoscopy recommendations been implemented in this Trust? If they are being partially implemented, please outline which areas are currently being met.
2. What percentage of Inflammatory Bowel Disease patients are currently overdue their surveillance endoscopy based on the timelines set out in the British Society of Gastroenterology consensus guidelines on the management of inflammatory bowel disease in adults (2019)? Please provide this information broken down by high risk, intermediate risk and lower risk as out in this same guidance
3. What plans are in place to manage the Inflammatory Bowel Disease colorectal cancer colonoscopy surveillance backlog in light of the COVID-19 pandemic?
The full guidelines referred to in these questions can be found in Box 11 on page 72 at: https://www.bsg.org.uk/wp-content/upload...
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.
Please do not hesitate to reach out should you require any clarification
Yours faithfully,
Chloe Hutchinson
Crohn's & Colitis UK
FOI Request – Acknowledgement of Receipt
Reference number allocated to this request:
202324-383
(Please quote this reference number in any future correspondence relating to this request.)
The official date of your request is: 19/09/2023
A response should be sent to your request no later than: 17/10/2023
Note: NHS Orkney is a small remote and rural health board within Scotland. All responses to Freedom of Information requests are collated in accordance with the terms of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
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NHS Orkney
The Balfour,
Foreland Road,
Kirkwall,
KW15 1NZ
Dear Chloe Hutchinson,
Please find attached response to your Freedom of Information request.
Please accept our apologies for the delay in responding to your request.
Kind regards
Lizzy
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