Wednesday 03 July 2024
Internal Reference Number: FOI_7927
Date Request Received: 13/05/2024 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 24/05/2024 00:00:00
This response was sent via: By Email
Request Summary: Gynaecological procedure
Request Category: Students (Educational)
| Question Number 1: Under the Freedom of Information Act, we would like to request information as detailed below from your Trust. We would appreciate all the information you can provide in answer to our questions. If you cannot complete any of the questions, please continue where possible with the remaining questions. Number of hysteroscopies 1. Please provide the total number of hysteroscopies performed at your Trust annually between 2013 and 2023 (inclusive). If annual breakdowns are not available, please provide the reporting period and numbers. a. Of those hysteroscopies, what is the total number per year (2013-2023 inclusive) conducted in an “outpatient setting” (not requiring overnight stay)? b. Of all hysteroscopies performed, how many were performed each year (2013-2023 inclusive) without General Anaesthetic? c. Of those performed without General Anaesthetic what is the number of hysteroscopies per year (2013-2023 inclusive) attempted that failed (the procedure was attempted but not completed, rather than a ‘did not attend/missed appointment’) d. What is the total number of ‘did not attend/missed appointments’ for all hysteroscopies per year (2013-2023 inclusive)? | |
| Answer To Question 1: Please see our response to all parts of Question 1 in the Excel spreadsheet attached. To accompany this answer to question 1 please also see the documents listed below:  FOI_7927 - Gynaecological Procedure.xlsx | |
| Question Number 2: Hysteroscopy information delivery 1. Do you routinely provide patient information about hysteroscopy in advance of the procedure? Y/N 2. For the following, please feel free to select multiple options if applicable: a. How is this information provided to the patient (via post, via email, in the waiting room, etc.)? b. When is this information provided (i.e. at the hysteroscopy appointment, sent with their appointment letter, etc?) c. What format does the information come in (verbal, written, video, etc.,)? d. Please provide us with a copy of the standard patient information leaflet or give a link to your Hysteroscopy information | |
| Answer To Question 2: 1. If a woman is seen in General Gynae clinic and is asked to reattend for a Hysteroscopy then they are offered to have this either in outpatients or under anaesthetic. They are then given a paper copy of the hysteroscopy leaflet https://www.rcog.org.uk/media/oa2lzszv/pi-outpatient-hysteroscopy.pdf if a woman is directly referred into a hysteroscopy clinic then the procedure is explained and information given. The woman is offered if she would like the procedure on the same day in outpatients or offered to return at a later date for both Outpatient Hyst and under anaesthetic. If the woman would like the procedure under a general anaethetic then an information leaflet about this is given. This is available on Microguide. https://patientinfo.microguide.global/SALIS/PIL1/content/pil1-hysteroscopy-under-general-anaesthetic 2. a. in clinic b. at the appointment. c. Written and Verbal. We also use diagrams where appropriate. d. Here are the leaflets we regularly use for information about Hysteroscopy: https://www.rcog.org.uk/media/oa2lzszv/pi-outpatient-hysteroscopy.pdf https://patientinfo.microguide.global/SALIS/PIL1/content/pil1-hysteroscopy-under-general-anaesthetic https://patientinfo.microguide.global/SALIS/PIL1/content/pil1-outpatient-hysteroscopy https://patientinfo.microguide.global/SALIS/PIL1/content/pil1-diagnostic-hysteroscopy | |
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