Paediatric and Public Dental Service - FOI Response Register

Could I please have the following information for 2023/24, 2022/23, 2021/22, 2020/21 and 2019/20 broken down by year:

1. The total number of referrals to the paediatric dental service.

NHS Shetland does not have a Paediatric Dental Service

2. The average waiting time in weeks for children referred to the paediatric dental service.

NHS Shetland does not have a Paediatric Dental Service

3. The longest waiting time in weeks for children referred to the paediatric dental service.

NHS Shetland does not have a Paediatric Dental Service

4. The total number of referrals to the public dental service for i) adults and ii) children.
5. The average waiting time in weeks for i) adults and ii) children referred to the public dental service.
6. The longest waiting time in weeks for i) adults and ii) children referred to the public dental service.

Under FOISA s 12(1), NHS Shetland is not obliged to comply with a request if the estimated cost of doing so exceeds £600. Having reviewed your request, NHS Shetland has determined that the cost of compliance would exceed £600 and so is unable to provide the information requested; we have provided a breakdown of the estimated costs below:

2666 records x 5 minutes to check each one = 222 hours at a cost of £3332.