Sunday 05 May 2024
Internal Reference Number: FOI_7843
Date Request Received: 21/03/2024 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 09/04/2024 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Pregnancy and Early Pregnancy
Request Category: Companies
| Question Number 1: What is (a) the average wait i) pregnancy assessment emergency room ii) early pregnancy iii) acute gynaecology unit in each of the last 5 years | |
| Answer To Question 1: i) Maternity Day Assessment Unit (as per query) Same day assessment unit using a national triage tool dependent on clinical situation. ii)Early pregnancy unit Usually seen within 24 hours, at times within 48 hours but time frame is clinically led depending on patient history. During Bank holidays patients will be seen within another hospital assessment unit depending on clinical situation iii) Acute Gynaecology unit Usually seen within 24 hours, at times within 48 hours but time frame is clinically led depending on patient history. During Bank holidays patients will be seen within another hospital assessment unit depending on clinical situation | |
| Question Number 2: (b) the longest wait, for access to i) pregnancy assessment emergency room ii) early pregnancy iii) acute gynaecology unit in each of the last 5 years | |
| Answer To Question 2: Specific data is not kept on this i) Maternity Day Assessment Unit (as per query) Same day assessment unit using a national triage tool since 2020. 2019 - clinically assessed same day care. ii + iii))Early pregnancy unit and Acute Gynae Unit 48 hours - over a Bank holiday maybe 72 hours but dependent on clinical history, if required would be seen in another assessment unit in hospital. | |
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