Cosmetic surgery numbers and costs (FOI)

​​​​Request

A

Please confirm the number of people in Jersey who have travelled abroad for cosmetic surgery?

B

If not, please confirm the number of people who have travelled abroad for cosmetic surgery who have then needed treatment within Jersey's healthcare system related to the procedure. 

C

Please provide a breakdown as to where they travelled and what the procedures were.

D

Please outline the costs to Healtrh and Community Services to treat these patients.

Response

A

No record is held of the information requested. Therefore, Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies.

B to D

Whilst there may be documentation within individual medical records which details where care has been required in Jersey following cosmetic surgery abroad, no central record is held that can identify the data requested for cases which fall in scope. Therefore, Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies.

Article applied

Article 3 - Meaning of “information held by a public authority”

For the purposes of this Law, information is held by a public authority if –

(a)     it is held by the authority, otherwise than on behalf of another person; or

(b)     it is held by another person on behalf of the authority.​