Waiting list for bariatric surgery (FOI)Waiting list for bariatric surgery (FOI)
Produced by the Freedom of Information officeAuthored by Government of Jersey and published on
17 August 2023.Prepared internally, no external costs.
Request
Please provide details of the public bariatric surgery waiting list times.
Response
Information on bariatric surgery provided through Health and Community Services, including waiting times and waiting list numbers, was recently provided in a Freedom of Information response published to www.gov.je on 29 June 2023:
Bariatric Surgery Process (FOI)
As this information is available elsewhere, Article 23 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has been applied.
Article applied
Article 23 - Information accessible to applicant by other means
(1) Information is absolutely exempt information if it is reasonably available to the applicant, otherwise than under this Law, whether or not free of charge.
(2) A scheduled public authority that refuses an application for information on this ground must make reasonable efforts to inform the applicant where the applicant may obtain the information.