Thursday 02 May 2024
Internal Reference Number: FOI_7292
Date Request Received: 10/07/2023 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 19/07/2023 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Mastectomy reconstruction
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: a) Divided by month, how long the waiting list is for getting a breast reconstruction after a mastectomy from January 2016 to July 2023 (or the most up-to-date data)? b) Please divide this information according to different types of breast reconstruction i.e. implant, LD flap, DIEP flap | |
| Answer To Question 1: Please see our response to questions 1 and 2 in the Excel spreadsheet attached. Please note, we are only able to provide waiting list information from April 2018 onwards. To accompany this answer to question 1 please also see the documents listed below:  FOI_7292 - Mastectomy reconstruction - FOR ISSUE.xlsx | |
| Question Number 2: Divided by month, how many people are on the waiting list for breast reconstruction after a mastectomy from January 2016 to July 2023 (or the most up-to-date data)? | |
| Answer To Question 2: See Q1 | |
| Question Number 3: a) What date did the trust stop performing reconstructions at the same time as mastectomies during the pandemic? b) What date did the trust start offering reconstructions at the same time as mastectomies again? Please provide the information in the form of a spreadsheet. | |
| Answer To Question 3: Approximate dates are: a) March 2020 b) October 2021 | |
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