0091FOI1920
FOI Ref: 0091FOI1920
16th August 2019
Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Request for Information
We are pleased to respond to your request for information and our response is set out below:
Request:
I would like to make an FOI request for information on the number of times doctors attempted to get patients treatment through the exceptional cases system in each of the last 5 years? (Exceptional cases as defined by this BBC article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-40485724 ) Please could I also have the information for the number of times these were accepted?
Response:
DATE |
RECEIVED |
APPROVED |
01.08.14 - 31.07.15 |
1119 |
656 |
01.08.15 - 31.07.16 |
844 |
415 |
01.08.16 - 31.07.17 |
897 |
401 |
01.08.17 - 31.07.18 |
964 |
396 |
01.08.18 - 31.07.19 |
634 |
174 |