Internal Reference Number: FOI_9064
Date Request Received: 26/11/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 16/12/2025 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Colonoscopy STT Pathways, Iron Deficiency Anaemia Pathways, Colorectal & Lower GI Activity (2024)
Request Category: Health
| Question Number 1: I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please provide data for the period 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024, unless otherwise specified. Straight to Test (STT) Colonoscopy Does the Trust provide Straight to Test (STT) colonoscopy services for the suspected cancer referral pathway? | |
| Answer To Question 1: Yes | |
| Question Number 2: If STT, are they spoken to first in a clinic appointment or are they sent straight to colonoscopy without discussion? | |
| Answer To Question 2: Most sent STT without clinic appointment, will usually be sent a standard STT letter. Some might require telephone triage prior to going STT. | |
| Question Number 3: Iron Deficiency Anaemia (IDA) Pathway 1. Does the Trust have a specific iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) Faster Diagnostic Pathway (FDP)? o If not, please confirm which pathway IDA patients are referred to (e.g., Lower GI, Upper GI, Gastroenterology, or Colorectal). o If yes, which speciality manages this? | |
| Answer To Question 3: Yes - Gastroenterology | |
| Question Number 4: Number of referrals to the IDA pathway (01/01/2024 鈥� 31/12/2024). | |
| Answer To Question 4: Unable to answer accurately as the IDA is not recorded at the point of referral. | |
| Question Number 5: Number of colorectal cancers diagnosed via the IDA pathway (01/01/2024 鈥� 31/12/2024). | |
| Answer To Question 5: Unable to answer accurately as the IDA pathway is not reliably recorded therefore unable to say how many colorectal cancers were diagnosed via this route. | |
| Question Number 6: Number of IDA pathway patients seen by the Colorectal team (01/01/2024 鈥� 31/12/2024). | |
| Answer To Question 6: Unable to answer accurately as the IDA pathway is not reliably recorded therefore unable to say how many patients seen. | |
| Question Number 7: Number of IDA pathway patients seen by the Gastroenterology team (01/01/2024 鈥� 31/12/2024). | |
| Answer To Question 7: Unable to answer accurately as the IDA pathway is not reliably recorded therefore unable to say how many patients seen. | |
| Question Number 8: Do patients with IDA with positive FIT go to the IDA pathway or the lower GI pathway? | |
| Answer To Question 8: IDA and positive FIT go to Colorectal | |
| Question Number 9: Lower GI Suspected Cancer Pathway Total number of Lower GI suspected cancer referrals (01/01/2024 鈥� 31/12/2024). | |
| Answer To Question 9: Please see our response to Q9-14 in the Excel spreadsheet attached. To accompany this answer to question 9 please also see the documents listed below:  13375 - FOI_9064 - Colonoscopy STT Pathways, Iron Deficiency Anaemia Pathways, Colorectal and Lower GI Activity.xlsx | |
| Question Number 10: 2. Number of cancers diagnosed on the Lower GI suspected cancer referral pathway, categorised by site-specific cancer, including (but not limited to): o Colorectal o Small bowel o NTE (Neuroendocrine) o Gastric o Oesophageal o Any other relevant categories | |
| Answer To Question 10: See response to Q9 | |
| Question Number 11: Colorectal Surgery Activity Total number of referrals to Colorectal Surgery (not including lower GI cancer referrals) (01/01/2024 鈥� 31/12/2024). | |
| Answer To Question 11: See response to Q9 | |
| Question Number 12: Average waiting time for a Lower GI 2-week-wait (2WW) referral to first appointment. | |
| Answer To Question 12: See response to Q9 | |
| Question Number 13: Average waiting time for an urgent outpatient referral to Colorectal Surgery. | |
| Answer To Question 13: See response to Q9 | |
| Question Number 14: Average waiting time for a non-urgent outpatient referral to Colorectal Surgery. | |
| Answer To Question 14: See response to Q9 | |
| Question Number 15: Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) How many patients were diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) through the Lower GI Faster Diagnostic Pathway? | |
| Answer To Question 15: Unable to answer accurately as cannot link other non-cancer diagnoses following cancer diagnostic pathway referrals. | |
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