FOI release

Orthotic / Surgical Appliance Services

Case reference FOI2026/01536

Received 1 May 2026

Published 8 May 2026

Request

Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding your Orthotic / Surgical Appliance Service. Please provide: 1 Whether your organisation provides an Orthotic and/or Surgical Appliance Service and if so at which site(s)? 2. The total number of patients seen by this service in each of the last 12 months (or most recent 12-month period available). 3. The number of days per week the service is routinely operated. 4. The Whole Time Equivalent (WTE) staffing establishment for Administrative and Clerical (A&C) staff within the service. 5. The Directorate or department under which this service sits. 6. Whether the service treats adults, paediatrics, or both. If both, please provide the number of adult and paediatric patients seen in each of the last 12 months (or most recent 12-month period available). If any part of this request exceeds the cost limit, please provide advice and assistance to refine the request. I would prefer to receive the information in electronic format.

Response

Please provide:

1 Whether your organisation provides an Orthotic and/or Surgical Appliance Service and if so at which site(s)? Yes, outpatient service at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and the Horton General Hospital and inpatient discharge dependent Orthotic care at Nuffield Orthopaedic centre, John Radcliffe, Churchill and Horton General

2. The total number of patients seen by this service in each of the last 12 months (or most recent 12-month period available). 10,919 Patients seen in the last 12months

3. The number of days per week the service is routinely operated. 5 days per week

4. The Whole Time Equivalent (WTE) staffing establishment for Administrative and Clerical (A&C) staff within the service. 4.6WTE Admin

5. The Directorate or department under which this service sits. Trauma, Orthopaedics and Rheumatology directorate, which sits within NOTSSCaN division

6. Whether the service treats adults, paediatrics, or both. If both, please provide the number of adult and paediatric patients seen in each of the last 12 months (or most recent 12-month period available). Both adults(7920) and children (2999)

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