FOI 1665 - Out of Area Hip Operations
FOI Reference Number:
1665
Request
How many patients have been referred out of region to another Hospital / specialist, due to lack of regional provision within the ICS for:
Hip pathology / a hip related problem – and
The age of the patient
What the diagnosis was (ie Femoroacetabular impingement, Hip dysplasia, post paediatric hip deformity (ie perthes, SUFE), a young adult or adolescent hip problem.
The age of the patient
Which Hospital referred them
Where they were referred to
What cost the ICS had to pay to fund their treatment out of region
The annual total of these costs (above) for the years – 2017-2018/ 2018-2019/ 2019-2020
Response
Date: 9 September 2022
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – DECISION NOTICE
Dear Sir / Madam,
FOI Reference Number: 1665
How many patients have been referred out of region to another Hospital / specialist, due to lack of regional provision within the ICS for:
Hip pathology / a hip related problem – and
The age of the patient
What the diagnosis was (ie Femoroacetabular impingement, Hip dysplasia, post paediatric hip deformity (ie perthes, SUFE), a young adult or adolescent hip problem.
The age of the patient
Which Hospital referred them
Where they were referred to
What cost the ICS had to pay to fund their treatment out of region
The annual total of these costs (above) for the years – 2017-2018/ 2018-2019/ 2019-2020
Our response:
Thank you for your request for information below. I can confirm that Derby and Derbyshire ICB do not hold the information that you are seeking; we do not hold information to the level of detail required to identify activity specifically for those patients who were sent out of area due to lack of regional provision.
I hope that this answers your queries with the information we currently hold, but if I can be of any further assistance please do not hesitate to contact me.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your original letter and should be addressed to:
NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB
FOI Team
Scarsdale
Nightingale Close
Newbold
Chesterfield
S41 7PF
Or:
If you are not content with the outcome of our review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (ICB).
The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information Commissioners Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF, telephone 0303 123 1113, email casework@ico.org.uk.
Yours faithfully,
Kathryn Jacklin
FOI Officer
Derby and Derbyshire ICB
All information we have provided is subject to the provisions of the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015. Accordingly, if the information has been made available for re-use under the Open Government Licence (OGL) a request to re-use is not required, but the licence conditions must be met. You must not re-use any previously unreleased information without having the consent from the ICB. Should you wish to re-use previously unreleased information then you must make your request in writing (email will suffice) to the FOI Lead via ddicb.foi@nhs.net. All requests for re-use will be responded to within 20 working days of receipt.