Data Protection Office
City Hospital campus
Our Reference: 240
Heathfield House
Hucknall Road
Nottingham
19 January 2024
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Dear Recipient
Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 2000 - Request for Information Reference:
240
I am writing in response to your request for information under the FOI 2000.
Your request for information has now been considered. The Trust's response is
provided on the following page below (or attached in the email if relevant).
Please also note the further information on the final page.
Yours sincerely
Data Protection Office
FOI Request / Question
Question Response
How many patients left the waiting list for 272,927 (patients on a Consultant led RTT Pathway)
whatever reason. Please ensure people
are counted more than once if they left
Jan 2018 4275
Jan 2020 5931
Jan 2022 4437
more than one waiting list.
Feb 2018 3950
Feb 2020 5613
Feb 2022 4646
Mar 2018 4146
Mar 2020 4010
Mar 2022 5486
Apr 2018 4521
Apr 2020 1376
Apr 2022 4414
May 2018 4746
May 2020 1603
May 2022 5352
Jun 2018 4648
Jun 2020 2525
Jun 2022 5179
Jul 2018 4852
Jul 2020 3307
Jul 2022 4977
Aug 2018 4232
Aug 2020 3503
Aug 2022 4831
Sep 2018 3951
Sep 2020 4977
Sep 2022 4952
Oct 2018 4703
Oct 2020 4408
Oct 2022 4945
Nov 2018 4346
Nov 2020 3678
Nov 2022 5303
Dec 2018 3573
Dec 2020 3569
Dec 2022 4247
Jan 2019 4276
Jan 2021 3608
Jan 2023 5444
Feb 2019 4217
Feb 2021 3189
Mar 2019 4363
Mar 2021 4338
Apr 2019 4026
Apr 2021 4399
May 2019 4171
May 2021 5106
Jun 2019 4055
Jun 2021 5511
Jul 2019 4467
Jul 2021 5641
Aug 2019 5015
Aug 2021 4453
Sep 2019 5205
Sep 2021 5173
Oct 2019 5932
Oct 2021 4772
Nov 2019 5343
Nov 2021 5522
Dec 2019 4964
Dec 2021 4525
Of these, how many left the waiting list
1,138 Emergency Admission Same Condition (patients on a Consultant led RTT Pathway)
because they were admitted as an
emergency and treated for the condition
their referral related to during their
Jan 2018 13
Jan 2020 19
Jan 2022 20
emergency stay, therefore ending the
Feb 2018 21
Feb 2020 13
Feb 2022 12
treatment waiting pathway?
Mar 2018 13
Mar 2020 15
Mar 2022 18
Apr 2018 16
Apr 2020 9
Apr 2022 29
Please ensure people are counted more
May 2018 22
May 2020 19
May 2022 19
than once if they left more than one
Jun 2018 19
Jun 2020 15
Jun 2022 22
waiting list. Please note that the Welsh
Jul 2018 13
Jul 2020 19
Jul 2022 27
government has outlined how this may
Aug 2018 13
Aug 2020 13
Aug 2022 19
occur on page 8 of this guidance here:
Sep 2018 17
Sep 2020 30
Sep 2022 13
https://senedd.wales/media/ycspv5fr/ho
Oct 2018 14
Oct 2020 20
Oct 2022 16
spital-waiting-times.pdf
Nov 2018 17
Nov 2020 29
Nov 2022 23
Dec 2018 17
Dec 2020 23
Dec 2022 21
Jan 2019 14
Jan 2021 29
Jan 2023 22
Feb 2019 15
Feb 2021 22
Mar 2019 16
Mar 2021 20
Apr 2019 28
Apr 2021 24
May 2019 8
May 2021 31
Jun 2019 15
Jun 2021 26
Jul 2019 17
Jul 2021 21
Aug 2019 16
Aug 2021 24
Sep 2019 17
Sep 2021 13
Oct 2019 13
Oct 2021 22
Nov 2019 21
Nov 2021 19
Dec 2019 12
Dec 2021 15
And of these (patients in question 1), how 1,547 (patients on a Consultant led RTT Pathway)
many left the waiting list because they
Note: This gives no reference to the fact that these people may have died because of reasons entirely unrelated to
died? Please ensure people are counted
the planned care need and why they are on the waiting list. This would require individual check of each case.
more than once if they were on more than
one waiting list when they died.
Jan 2018 21
Jan 2020 24
Jan 2022 35
Feb 2018 21
Feb 2020 23
Feb 2022 34
A patient could be subject to multiple
Mar 2018 14
Mar 2020 18
Mar 2022 36
different referrals, so I would like data
Apr 2018 15
Apr 2020 26
Apr 2022 23
based on the referrals rather than
May 2018 15
May 2020 17
May 2022 41
individual people ie If a person dies while
Jun 2018 9
Jun 2020 29
Jun 2022 25
on three waiting lists for instance, I would
Jul 2018 14
Jul 2020 23
Jul 2022 39
like them to be counted as three referral
Aug 2018 16
Aug 2020 20
Aug 2022 43
waiting periods/RTT pathways ending
Sep 2018 15
Sep 2020 31
Sep 2022 35
due to death.
Oct 2018 16
Oct 2020 29
Oct 2022 32
Nov 2018 20
Nov 2020 28
Nov 2022 41
Dec 2018 19
Dec 2020 31
Dec 2022 43
Jan 2019 13
Jan 2021 48
Jan 2023 50
Feb 2019 11
Feb 2021 29
Mar 2019 18
Mar 2021 34
Apr 2019 17
Apr 2021 22
May 2019 23
May 2021 25
Jun 2019 9
Jun 2021 28
Jul 2019 8
Jul 2021 28
Aug 2019 12
Aug 2021 33
Sep 2019 15
Sep 2021 35
Oct 2019 18
Oct 2021 31
Nov 2019 15
Nov 2021 45
Dec 2019 23
Dec 2021 36
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