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Wednesday 03 June 2026
Salisbury Foundation Trust

FOI_9340

Internal Reference Number: FOI_9340

Date Request Received: 13/04/2026 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 24/04/2026 00:00:00

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Request Summary: Waiting times in 'Fit to Sit' areas

Request Category: Researcher



 
Question Number 1:
Freedom of Information Request

I would like to request the following information regarding waiting times in 'Fit to Sit' areas from 2021 to 2025. Please could you provide, for each year:

a. The number of patients waiting more than 4, 6, 12 and 24 hours respectively in 'Fit to Sit' areas.

b. The number of patients in each of these categories who were over 75 years old.

c. The longest wait in a 'Fit to Sit' area each year.
 
Answer To Question 1:
Please see our response in the spreadsheet attached. Please note, 'fit to sit' location areas were not explicitly recorded until 2025.

To accompany this answer to question 1 please also see the documents listed below:

 13666 - FOI_9304 - Fit to sit waiting times for issue.xlsx
Please see Attachments:
 
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