Friday 02 May 2025
Internal Reference Number: FOI_8404
Date Request Received: 24/01/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 10/03/2025 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Claudication Services
Request Category: Health
| Question Number 1: Claudication Services Does your Trust currently provide a vascular service for the diagnosis and treatment of vascular diseases, specifically including vascular surgery and interventional vascular radiology? Yes No | |
| Answer To Question 1: Yes, but any intervention is done in Bournemouth Hospital / Other than treatment of varicose veins | |
| Question Number 2: If vascular services are available, is your organisation designated as a specialist vascular care centre or a hub centre within the network of care providers? (please select all that apply) Specialist services: providing diagnostics and expert advice in an outpatient setting and providing elective and 24/7 emergency vascular services. Hub centre: providing diagnostics and expert advice in an outpatient setting. Specialist Hub Hub Other - please specify | |
| Answer To Question 2: We are a Non-arterial centre within a Vascular Network. | |
| Question Number 3: Claudication clinics Intermittent claudication: Intermittent claudication is the most common clinical symptom associated with peripheral arterial disease — walking (exercise) induced pain in the lower limbs caused by diminished circulation that is relieved by rest. Yes No If no please skip to Question 10 | |
| Answer To Question 3: Yes | |
| Question Number 4: If yes to Q3, which healthcare professional usually sees patients in these clinics? Please select all that apply. Vascular surgeon/medical doctor Vascular nurse specialist Allied health professional Other (Please specify) | |
| Answer To Question 4: Vascular Specialist Nurse or Vascular Consultant. | |
| Question Number 5: In your organisation, what is the format of claudication clinics? Please select all that apply. Diagnostic testing Disease counselling and treatment planning Offer lifestyle management Offer exercise Other (Please specify) | |
| Answer To Question 5: All of those. | |
| Question Number 6: How frequently are claudication specialist clinics held? Weekly Every 2–4 weeks Every 2–4 months Less frequently than all the above options Other (Please specify) | |
| Answer To Question 6: Weekly. | |
| Question Number 7: What is the standard interval for routine follow-up for patients diagnosed with intermittent claudication? Every 1 month, Every 3–6 months Every 12 months Determined by clinical need No formal follow-up Not Known Other (Please specify) | |
| Answer To Question 7: Determined by clinical need. | |
| Question Number 8: In your organisation, what is the current waiting time for patients with intermittent claudication between referral and 1st appointment in the vascular specialist clinics? Please specify ……………………………………………………………………. | |
| Answer To Question 8: Currently it is around 5-6 weeks wait. | |
| Question Number 9: Exercise Are patients with intermittent claudication who attend your Trust offered a supported exercise programme specifically designed for claudication? Please select all that apply. Yes No Verbal advice only | |
| Answer To Question 9: Yes - exercise info given, referred to local Health providers if in agreement. | |
| Question Number 10: What is the format of the exercise programme for patients with claudication? Please select all that apply. Supervised classes in hospital or community setting Virtual Supervised classes at home App based directed exercise at home Home/Unsupervised Don’t Know | |
| Answer To Question 10: Supervised Community Home/unsupervised. | |
| Question Number 11: If a structured programme exists, where is this programme provided? Your hospital/ Trust, i.e within your organisation Another hospital/ Trust, i.e outside your organisation Referral to primary care setting outside your organisation Referral to a private setting outside your organisation Other (Please specify) ……………………………………………………………………. | |
| Answer To Question 11: Referral to primary care setting outside your organisation. | |
| Question Number 12: Over what duration do these supervised exercise programmes typically last for patients diagnosed with claudication? 4-8 weeks 12–16 weeks More frequently than all the above options (Please specify) ………………….. Less frequently than all the above options (Please specify) ………………….. | |
| Answer To Question 12: 12–16 weeks | |
| Question Number 13: How long are the classes (in minutes)? 30-60 minutes 60–90 minutes More frequently than all the above options (Please specify) Less frequently than all the above options (Please specify) | |
| Answer To Question 13: 30-60 minutes but may be different depending on County. The referred team discuss needs with patient. | |
| Question Number 14: How often/frequently (times per week) do the classes meet? Once per week Every 2–4 weeks Every 2–4 months Less frequently than all the above options Other (Please specify) | |
| Answer To Question 14: Other - we refer out to the health exercise for different counties. In Wiltshire it is Active Health Wiltshire. Dorset it is Live well Dorset. | |
| Question Number 15: Which healthcare professionals are involved in delivering the classes? Please select all that apply. Physiotherapist Nurse Exercise professional Other (Please specify) | |
| Answer To Question 15: Exercise professional | |
| Question Number 16: Smoking In your organisation, where do you offer a smoking cessation service to patients with intermittent claudication? Your hospital/ Trust, i.e within your organisation Another hospital/ Trust, i.e outside your organisation Referral to primary care setting outside your organisation Referral to a private setting outside your organisation Other (Please specify) | |
| Answer To Question 16: Referral to primary care setting outside your organisation - GP | |
| Question Number 17: Dietetics . In your organisation, where do you offer a dietetics service to patients with intermittent claudication? Your hospital/ Trust, i.e within your organisation Another hospital/ Trust, i.e outside your organisation Referral to primary care setting outside your organisation Referral to a private setting outside your organisation Other (Please specify) | |
| Answer To Question 17: Referral to primary care setting outside your organisation - GP | |
| Question Number 18: Psychology Does your organisation offer a psychology service specific for patients with intermittent claudication? Yes No – If no please skip to question Q21 | |
| Answer To Question 18: No | |
| Question Number 19: Is there a screening pathway for patients with intermittent claudication to be referred to a psychologist? Yes No – If no please skip to question Q21 | |
| Answer To Question 19: N/A | |
| Question Number 20: Referral What are the available pathways or methods by which patients with intermittent claudication are referred to the vascular service in your organisation? Please select all that apply: Vascular staff screen lists of hospital ward patients A telephone/pager referral system A paper referral form (collected in person/faxed/posted) Secure email system Electronic computerised system (e.g. patient record system) Other (Please specify) | |
| Answer To Question 20: N/A | |
| Question Number 21: Is there a standard proforma for referral to vascular? Yes No Other (Please specify) | |
| Answer To Question 21: Yes | |
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