Request

‘I am seeking information collection via the BSA's Community Dental Services (CDS) data collection survey.

This covers survey data for the following 4 completion dates:

June 2023

September 2023

December 2023

March 2024

Please provide national headlines for England these 4 dates:

• Number of patients waiting for a first assessment (Adults)
• Number of patients waiting for a first assessment (Paediatrics)
• Number of patients assessed and waiting for a first appointment for treatment (Adults)
• Number of patients assessed and waiting for a first appointment for treatment (Paediatrics)

AVERAGE WAITING TIMES

• Average waiting time for patients first treatment appointment for i) routine treatment ii) sedation and iii) general anaesthetic (Adults) for the specified dates
• Average waiting time for patients first treatment appointment for i) routine treatment ii) sedation and iii) general anaesthetic (Paediatrics) for the specified dates

% BEGINNING TREATMENT WITHIN 18 WEEKS OF REFERRAL

• Percentage of patients who receive and begin treatment within 18 weeks of referral for i) routine treatment ii) sedation and iii) general anaesthetic (adults) for the specified dates
• Percentage of patients who receive and begin treatment within 18 weeks of referral for i) routine treatment ii) sedation and iii) general anaesthetic (paediatrics) for the specified dates

WAITING TIMES

• The waiting time for i) routine treatment ii) sedation and iii) general anaesthetic at each CDS site (Adults) for the specified dates
• The waiting time for i) routine treatment ii) sedation and iii) general anaesthetic at each CDS site (Paediatrics) for the specified dates

CAPACITY

• The estimated average proportion of pre-pandemic clinical capacity for each CDS site currently providing these procedures for the specified dates

Date Range: 01/01/23 to 01/04/24

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 24 June 2024.

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.

Our 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 no longer held by the NHSBSA. NHS England are now the data controllers.

Advice and Assistance

Having reviewed your request, I believe that it is possible that NHS England may hold some or all of the information you require. 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/