I refer to your request under the Freedom of Information Act, which I received on 3 October 2023 for information about the following:
I'm a student at the University of York and I have proposed to undertake an MSc research project using the following data items from the following NHS datasets for the aforementioned time period:
Hospital Episode Statistics Accident and Emergency (HES A and E) dataset for a single hospital within the Gloucestershire health board:
- Duration to conclusion
- Duration to treatment
- Arrival time
COVID-19 SGSS First Positives (Second Generation Surveillance System) dataset:
This information will be used for my MSc research project, and the results can be shared with the NHS.
Response
I am writing to advise you that following a search of our paper and electronic records, I have established that the information you requested is not held by the NHS Business Services Authority.
Hospital Episode Statistics Accident and Emergency - Gloucestershire
It is possible that the information you require may be held by Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust or NHS England. They can be contacted at:
Trust Freedom of Information Lead
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth
Gloucester
GL3 4AW
Email FreedomofInformation@ghc.nhs.uk
COVID-19 SGSS First Positives
It is possible that the information you require may be held by NHS Digital, who are now part of NHS England. They can be contacted at:
NHS England
PO Box 16738
Redditch
B97 9PT
Telephone 0300 311 22 33
Email: england.contactus@nhs.net
Web http://www.england.nhs.uk/contact-us/foi/
Please see the following link for more information:
https://digital.nhs.uk/services/data-access-request-service-dars/dars-products-and-services/data-set-catalogue/covid-19-second-generation-surveillance-system-sgss