FOI_7787

Internal Reference Number: FOI_7787

Date Request Received: 01/03/2024 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 12/03/2024 00:00:00

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Request Summary: Endometriosis diagnosis rates across the UK

Request Category: Private Individuals


Question Number 1: To avoid confusion, please specify for each category the exact number of female patients with endometriosis if the figure is less than 5 (i.e. avoid saying 1-5 and please state if the figure is 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.) The number of women who have been diagnosed with Endometriosis between 2019 to 2023 (i.e. 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)

Answer To Question 1: Please see our response to this FOI in the Excel spreadsheet attached. To accompany this answer to question 1 please also see the documents listed below: FOI_7787 - Endometriosis diagnosis rates across the UK response.xlsx

Question Number 2: Of these number of women diagnosed with Endometriosis, how many are (using the NHS Directory for Ethnic Categories): a) White British b) White Irish c) White - Any Other White Background d) Mixed - White and Black Caribbean e) Mixed - White and Black African f) Mixed - White and Asian g) Mixed - Any other mixed background h) Asian or Asian British - Indian j) Asian or Asian British - Pakistani k) Asian or Asian British - Bangladeshi l) Asian or Asian British - Any other Asian background m) Black or Black British - Any other Black background n) Black or Black British-Caribbean p) Black or Black British - African n) Other ethnic groups - Chinese r) Other ethnic groups - Any other ethnic group s) Not Stated 99) Not Known

Answer To Question 2: Please see our response to this FOI in the Excel spreadsheet attached.

Question Number 3: The number of female patients who have been issued/received referrals for gynaecological care at any of the local hospitals under your NHS Trust.

Answer To Question 3: Please see our response to this FOI in the Excel spreadsheet attached.

Question Number 4: The number of female patients awaiting a referral appointment (i.e. are still on the waiting list) for any hospital/specialist centre (whichever is applicable) under your NHS Trust for gynaecological care

Answer To Question 4: Please see our response to this FOI in the Excel spreadsheet attached.
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