Endoscopy 1

Summary

A request was made to the Isle of Man Department of Health and Social Care for data on endoscopy operations at Nobles Hospital, including historical completion rates, current waiting list numbers, and future planned procedures. The authority responded by providing full disclosure of weekly statistics for the previous 12 weeks, the total number of patients waiting, and a schedule of booked and available slots for the upcoming 12 weeks.

Key Facts

• The request covered endoscopy operations at Nobles Hospital for the last 12 weeks and the next 12 weeks.
• As of July 2017, there were 1,320 patients on the waiting list for endoscopy procedures.
• Weekly completed procedures ranged from 45 to 62 over the 12-week period ending July 2017.
• Future planning data includes specific counts for booked procedures and urgent cancer endoscopy slots.
• The response was issued on 28 July 2017 with all information provided.

Data Disclosed

• 1,320 patients
• 45 procedures
• 51 procedures
• 50 procedures
• 52 procedures
• 49 procedures
• 48 procedures
• 60 procedures
• 62 procedures
• 57 procedures
• 10 April 2017
• 03 July 2017
• 10 July 2017
• 18 September 2017
• 93 booked
• 16 urgent cancer
• 53 available

Data Tables (3)

Full Response Text

Department of Health and Social Care

Rheynn Slaynt as Kiarail y Theay

Page 1 of 3 FOIA/DHSC/rvsd/01

Chief Executive: Malcolm Couch

By email:

Freedom of Information Team Department of Health & Social Care Chief Executive’s Office Crookall House Demesne Road Douglas Isle of Man, IM1 3QA Tel: Email: Website: Date: FOI Reference: (01624) 642621 foi.dhsc@gov.im www.gov.im/dhsc 28 July 2017 IM93-798i

Dear REQUEST UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2015 (“the Act”) Thank you for your request to the Department of Health and Social Care, dated 26 July 2017

Your request You asked for: Question 01: “How many endoscopy operations have been undertaken at Nobles for the last 12 weeks, as being separate in each week?” Question 02: “How many people are waiting for such an operation?”
Question 03: “How many are planned to be carried out in separately 12 weeks?”

Response to your request We are pleased to be able to provide a response to your request with answers to your questions: Question 01: How many endoscopy operations have been undertaken at Nobles for the last 12 weeks, as being separate in each week? Please find the Department’s response to Question 01 in the following table: Week commencing Endoscopy Procedures Completed 10 April 2017 45 17 April 2017 51 24 April 2017 50 01 May 2017 50

Page 2 of 3 FOIA/DHSC/rvsd/01 08 May 2017 52 15 May 2017 49 22 May 2017 48 29 May 2017 50 05 June 2017 50 12 June 2017 60 19 June 2017 62 26 June 2017 57 03 July 2017 60 week included a bank holiday Question 02: How many people are waiting for such an operation? In response to Question 02, the Department can confirm that as of July 2017 there are 1,320 patients currently on the waiting list for endoscopy procedures. Question 03: How many are planned to be carried out in separately 12 weeks? Please find the Department’s response to Question 03 in the following table: Week commencing Endoscopy procedures booked
to date Urgent cancer endoscopy procedures available to date Endoscopy procedures available
to date 10 July 2017 93 - - 17 July 2017 90 - - 24 July 2017 87 - - 31 July 2017 77 16 - 07 August 2017 70 22 - 14 August 2017 68 24 - 21 August 2017 59 33 - 28 August 2017 20 28 - 04 September 2017 24 29 37 11 September 2017 23 28 40 18 September 2017 5 27 53 *week includes a bank holiday Your right to request a review
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Freedom of Information Team Department of Health and Social Care