Freedom of Information Request: 0645 2019/20

Could you please provide the following information relating to general anaesthesia (GA) paediatric dental waiting times for children under 18 in hospitals managed by the Trust:

• Total number of children currently on your waiting lists and for each of the past five years. Please also break this data down by age e.g. age 1, age 2 etc.

• Average waiting time from referral by year for each of the past 5 years.

• The longest someone currently has been waiting for treatment? Can I have that information in days please?

• Total number of children who have waited more than a) 6 months b) a year c) 18 months d) 2 years currently and for each of the past five years. Please also break this data down by age e.g. age 1, age 2 etc.

The Trust does not hold the information you have requested in a format that allows us to retrieve only those cases involving general anaesthesia. We can however provide information for broader dental waiting times within dental paediatrics.

Please advise if you would like us to provide this information.