Thursday 02 May 2024
Internal Reference Number: FOI_7289
Date Request Received: 10/07/2023 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 20/07/2023 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Tongue Tie
Request Category: Media
| Question Number 1: Please see below a request for the following information relating to tongue tie in babies aged 0-12 months How many babies were born within your trust between Jan 1st 2022 and December 31st 2022? | |
| Answer To Question 1: There were 2,187 live births during the year 2022. | |
| Question Number 2: How many babies were diagnosed with ankyloglossia (tongue tie) between Jan1st 2022 and December 31 2022 at your trust? | |
| Answer To Question 2: 162 babies were diagnosed with ankyloglossia (tongue tie) during 2022. | |
| Question Number 3: On average how many days after birth was a tongue tie diagnosis made between Jan 1st 2022 and December 31st 2022? | |
| Answer To Question 3: On average a tongue tie diagnosis was made 8 days after birth during 2022. | |
| Question Number 4: How many babies diagnosed with tongue tie were referred for a frenotomy procedure (tongue tie division) between Jan 1st 2022 and December 31st 2022? | |
| Answer To Question 4: 61 babies diagnosed with tongue tie were referred for a frenotomy procedure (tongue tie division) during 2022. | |
| Question Number 5: Is the frenotomy procedure (tongue tie division) available to babies who are fully formula fed? | |
| Answer To Question 5: Yes it is. However, it would only be offered if there were difficulties with feeding. If feeding is going well and there are no concerns we would not routinely do a frenotomy. | |
| Question Number 6: How many frenotomy procedures (tongue tie division) were carried out on babies at your trust between Jan 1st 2022 and December 31st 2022? | |
| Answer To Question 6: 306 frenotomy procedures (tongue tie division) were carried out on babies during 2022. | |
| Question Number 7: What was the average waiting time in days between diagnosis/ referral and a frenotomy procedure (tongue tie division) between Jan 1st 2022 and December 31st 2022? | |
| Answer To Question 7: The average waiting time in days between diagnosis/ referral and a frenotomy procedure (tongue tie division) during 2022 was 5 days. | |
| Question Number 8: How many women had to wait 3 weeks or longer after a referral for a frenotomy procedure (tongue tie division) or their baby between Jan 1st 2022 and December 31st 2022? | |
| Answer To Question 8: 14 women had to wait 3 weeks or longer after a referral for a frenotomy procedure (tongue tie division) during 2022. | |
| Question Number 9: How many women waited more than 6 weeks, 8 weeks, 12 weeks and 16 weeks or longer for a frenotomy procedure (tongue tie division) for their baby between Jan 1st 2022 and December 31st 2022? | |
| Answer To Question 9: 6 women waited more than 6 weeks <= 5 women waited more than 8 weeks 0 women waited more than 12 weeks 0 women waited for 16 weeks or longer | |
| Question Number 10: What is the longest amount of time a women had to wait after a referral for a frenotomy procedure (tongue tie division) for their baby between Jan 1st 2022 and December 31st 2022? | |
| Answer To Question 10: The longest amount of time a women had to wait after a referral for a frenotomy procedure (tongue tie division) for their baby during 2022 was 78 days. | |
| Question Number 11: If there is no tongue tie division service in your trust how many referrals were made to an alternative NHS Service for tongue toe division? | |
| Answer To Question 11: Not applicable | |
| Question Number 12: How many women declined the offer of a frenotomy procedure (tongue tie division) within the NHS between Jan 1st 2022 and December 31st 2022? | |
| Answer To Question 12: Data not available | |
| Question Number 13: Of the women who declined the offer of a frenotomy procedure (tongue tie division) within the NHS between Jan 1st 2022 and December 31st 2022 are you aware how many sought treatment privately instead? | |
| Answer To Question 13: Data not available | |
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