FOI/24/283

Request

In line with the Freedom of Information Act (2000) we would like to understand the type of models, capacity and waiting times access to specialist care for children and young people with asthma given to inpatients in your hospital.

We would be grateful if you could respond to the following questions:

1. For children and young people with asthma referred by a GP or other community healthcare professionals, what is the waiting time for their first appointment or assessment by a clinical specialist expert in paediatric asthma?
    
2. For children and young people with asthma who has suffered an asthma attack and were admitted to hospital through the emergency department or as an emergency referral from a GP or other community healthcare professionals, what is the waiting time for their first appointment or assessment by a clinical specialist expert in paediatric asthma?
    
3. How many children and young people with asthma are currently patients receiving on-going care through your Outpatient system?
    
4. How many children and young people in your Outpatient system are currently using some form of digital patient remote monitoring system prescribed to them by a clinical specialist expert in paediatric asthma?
    
5. If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under your Section 16 obligations, as to how I can refine my request to be included in the scope of the Act.
    
6. I look forward to your response within 20 working days, as stipulated by the Act. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me via email and I will be happy to clarify what I am asking for, my details are outlined below.

Response to request

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