Tier 3 and Tier 4 Weight Management Services
Dear Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust,
I would be grateful if you could please answer the following questions with regards to tier 3 and 4 weight management services.
Please answer all relevant questions - if a question is not applicable/ cannot be answered, please state this.
Tier 3
1. Do you have/ commission a tier 3 weight management service? If so, is this is on behalf of an ICB, (which ICB/ Sub ICB)?
2. For how many patients is your tier 3 weight management service (or equivalent specialist weight management service) commissioned for?
3. How many patients have been referred to your tier 3 weight management service (or equivalent specialist weight management service) in the past 12 months?
4. How many patients have been treated by your tier 3 weight management service (or equivalent specialist weight management service) in the past 12 months?
5. What is the average waiting time to access your Tier 3 weight management service (or equivalent specialist weight management service) in the past 12 months?
Tier 4
6. How many patients have been referred to your 4 weight management service (or equivalent specialist weight management service) in the past 12 months?
7. What is the current number of patients on a waiting list for your Tier 4 weight management service?
8. What is the average waiting time to access your Tier 4 weight management service?
9. What is the average waiting time to receiving bariatric surgery in your service?
Yours faithfully,
Oliver Caswell
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF FOI REQUEST
Thank you for your request for information received on 17 January
2023. It has been allocated the reference number FOI 22/23 6866 and is
being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
The Trust still is facing unprecedented challenges relating to the
coronavirus (COVID-19) virus and flu virus at the current time.
Understandably, our resources have been diverted to support our front-line
colleagues who are working tremendously hard to provide care for our
patients, and to those in need of our services.
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Kind Regards
Response Issued by
FOI Lead on behalf of The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Pinderfields Hospital,
Aberford Road
Wakefield
WF1 4DG
Tel: 0844 811 8110
Email: [1][email address]
Re : Freedom of Information Act request - 6866
Thank you for your freedom of information request.
Please find attached our response, and our sincere apologies for the delay
in responding.
We are still experiencing increased pressures on the Trust and it's staff
at this present time, so some responses may be delayed and some
information may not have been provided as per your request.
We have endeavoured to supply as much information as we can at this
present time, but if further information is required, may we suggest that
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Response Issued by
FOI Lead on behalf of The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Pinderfields Hospital,
Aberford Road
Wakefield
WF1 4DG
Email: [1][email address]
From: FOI (MID YORKSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST) <[Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust request email]>
Sent: 19 January 2023 09:09
To: Oliver Caswell <[FOI #939337 email]>
Subject: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST 22/23 6866
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF FOI REQUEST
Thank you for your request for information received on 17 January
2023. It has been allocated the reference number FOI 22/23 6866 and is
being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
The Trust still is facing unprecedented challenges relating to the
coronavirus (COVID-19) virus and flu virus at the current time.
Understandably, our resources have been diverted to support our front-line
colleagues who are working tremendously hard to provide care for our
patients, and to those in need of our services.
We will endeavour to respond as soon as possible, and hope you appreciate
that we do not wish to place any additional burden on our teams at this
time.
If you require further information as to the process or have any queries
in relation to your request, please contact me quoting the reference
above.
Kind Regards
Response Issued by
FOI Lead on behalf of The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Pinderfields Hospital,
Aberford Road
Wakefield
WF1 4DG
Tel: 0844 811 8110
Email: [2][email address]
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