1. Does your NHS trust use a dummy appointment system?

No

2. Please elaborate on the answer to question 1 to explain why, or why not.

This is not a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act.

3. If the answer to question 1 is no, has the Trust ever used a dummy appointment system in the past?

No

4. If the answer to question 1 is yes, how many dummy appointments have been made available by your Trust in the past three calendar years (2014, 2015, 2016)? Please provide the figure for each year separately. What percentage of total appointments does this represent?

Not applicable

5.  If the answer to question 1 is yes, how are dummy appointments cancelled?

Not applicable

6.  If the answer to question 1 is yes, are patients who have been allocated a dummy appointment made aware that the slot should not be attended?

Not applicable

7.  If the answer to question 1 is yes, how much has it cost your NHS Trust to administer cancellations of dummy appointments over the past 3 calendar years (2014/2015/2016)? Please provide separate figures for each year.

Not applicable

8. How many Appointment Slot Issues (ASI’s) resulting from the NHS e-referral service has the Trust had in the past calendar year?

We do not hold this information.

10. Are “dummy appointments” included in your waiting list statistics submitted to NHS England?

Not applicable