FOI/25/329

Request

1.What are the total number of NHS referrals for primary inguinal, femoral, umbilical and epigastric hernia repairs at your trust in the last 3 years with a year on year breakdown?

2. What are the total number of primary inguinal, femoral, umbilical and epigastric hernia repairs performed for the NHS at your trust in the last 3 years with a year on year breakdown?

3. How many of these NHS Hernia patients were treated by Open repair? And how many by Laparoscopic repair? Of these treated by Open repair, how many were done under a Local Anaesthetic?

4. What proportion of these NHS hernia patients required an overnight stay during the period above or for what period you are able to provide this?

5. What is the average wait time for an NHS hernia patient to be seen in an outpatient clinic?

6. What is the average time between an NHS hernia patient being listed for surgery to the operation being performed?

7. How many NHS hernia patients have required readmission following any type of hernia surgery outlined above?

8. How many patients developed a post operative infection within 10 days of surgery?

9. How many patients developed chronic pain after the Hernia repair?

10. How many patients developed a recurrent hernia within one year of Surgery?

 

Response 

Your FOI request is not applicable to Central London Community Healthcare NHS trust as our organisation does not provide care and treatment for primary inguinal, femoral, umbilical and epigastric hernia repairs.