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Monday 09 February 2026
Salisbury Foundation Trust

FOI_9049

Internal Reference Number: FOI_9049

Date Request Received: 19/11/2025 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 21/11/2025 00:00:00

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Request Summary: Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Treatment

Request Category: Private Individuals

 
Question Number 1:
I would be grateful if you could please answer the following questions with regards to treatment of spinal muscular atrophy:

Within your Trust/ Health Board, where are patients (aged 2yrs +) with a diagnosis of Spinal Muscular Atrophy referred to for treatment?

 
Answer To Question 1:
Paediatric Dept: Their care is shared with a tertiary centre . This patient group do not get referred into us as SMA patients , but they may be referred from our local population due symptoms that require investigation and are then diagnosed with SMA .
 
Question Number 2:
How many patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy have been referred in:

A. The last 12 months? (or the latest 12 months of data you have available)

B. The last 5 years?

Could you please split this out into SMA type if possible ( Type 0, 1, 2, 3, 4) – (see attached ICD-10 codes)


 
Answer To Question 2:
Unable to answer- see response to Q1
 
Question Number 3:
If your Trust/ Health Board receives referrals, where are these referrals made from?

 
Answer To Question 3:
Unable to answer- see response to Q1
 
Question Number 4:
How many patients return to local care for continued treatment once referred to a specialist centre?
 
Answer To Question 4:
Unable to answer- see response to Q1
 
Question Number 5:
If you have a treating centre for Spinal Muscular Atrophy in your trust, what is the average length of stay (or annual bed days) of patients being treated?
 
Answer To Question 5:
Unable to answer- see response to Q1
 
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