CCG FOI 685 – Urulogy

Responded to:

1.    The total number of patient referrals made by NHS Stockport CCG to specialist urology services during the financial years 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16

Please note, local referral data is only held for the financial years 2014/15, 15/16   and 16/17 year to date. The figures below relate to referrals made to the Urology “Treatment Function Code” – Treatment Function Codes represent the specialised service within which the patient is treated.

a.     2014/15 – 4,848 referrals

b.     2015/16 – 4,821 referrals

c.     2016/17 up to end August 2016 – 2,024 referrals

2.    The total number of male patient referrals made by the CCG to specialist urology services during the financial years 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16

Local referral data is not broken down by gender, therefore NHS Stockport CCG does not hold this information. You may wish to contact individual providers

3.    The total number of female patient referrals made by the CCG to specialist urology services during the financial years 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16

Local referral data is not broken down by gender, therefore NHS Stockport CCG does not hold this information. You may wish to contact individual providers

4.    The total number of first-time referrals made by the CCG to specialist urology services during the financial years 2013-14, 2014-15, and 2015-16

NHS Stockport CCG does not hold this information.

Local referral data does not record the NHS number of each patient therefore it is not possible to identify first or subsequent referrals. You may wish to contact individual providers

5.    The average waiting time between patient referrals to specialist urology services and appointments with aforementioned services during the financial years 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16

NHs Stockport CCG does record the time between a referral and an appointment. However, Referral to Treatment waiting times are available here:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/rtt-waiting-times/

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