Freedom of Information Request ID
7379
Date of response
July 2022
- Does the Trust provide hypoxic challenge testing services?
No - If yes, is HCT testing provided as an NHS service or as a private service?
N/A - If HCT testing is offered as a private service, what is the fee?
N/A - Do patients need a GP referral or consultant referral to access hypoxic challenge testing?
N/A - How is the HCT/fitness to fly service “marketed” to GPs and private patients?
N/A - Which patient groups / morbidities typically require HCT testing? e.g. patients with interstitial lung disease etc.
Patients with O2 difficulties such as COPD - How many hypoxic challenge tests have been completed in the last year?
0 - What is the current waiting time to access an HCT test?
N/A - Has the emergence of long Covid added to demand for fit to fly assessments in recent months?
N/A - For patients referred for a fitness to fly assessment, what outputs does the patient receive? e.g. a letter from a respiratory consultant advising whether they will need supplementary oxygen when flying, a consultation, any other intervention.
N/A
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