
Internal Reference Number: FOI_8908
Date Request Received: 16/09/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 29/09/2025 00:00:00
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Request Summary: GCA
Request Category: Researcher
| Question Number 1: How many patients have a current diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) (ICD10 codes M31.5 or M31.6) at your Trust? | |
| Answer To Question 1: Please see our response to this FOI in the spreadsheet attached. To accompany this answer to question 1 please also see the documents listed below: | |
| Question Number 2: How many patients have been newly diagnosed with Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) (ICD10 codes M31.5 or M31.6) in the past 3 months? | |
| Answer To Question 2: Please see our response to this FOI in the spreadsheet attached. | |
| Question Number 3: How many patients were treated by the Rheumatology department for Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) (ICD10 codes M31.5 or M31.6)? | |
| Answer To Question 3: Please see our response to this FOI in the spreadsheet attached. | |
| Question Number 4: Q4. How many patients were treated by the rheumatology department in the past 3 months with the following: • Tocilizumab – for any disease • Tocilizumab for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) only • Tocilizumab for giant cell arteritis (GCA) only | |
| Answer To Question 4: Please see our response to this FOI in the spreadsheet attached. | |
| Question Number 5: How many patients were treated by the ophthalmology department (for any disease) in the past 3 months with Tocilizumab? | |
| Answer To Question 5: Please see our response to this FOI in the spreadsheet attached. | |
| Question Number 6: How many patients were treated in A&E in the past 3 months for giant cell arteritis (GCA) with Tocilizumab? | |
| Answer To Question 6: Please see our response to this FOI in the spreadsheet attached. | |
| Question Number 7: In the past 3 months, how many patients with a primary diagnosis of GCA (ICD10 codes M31.5 or M31.6) were: • Admitted as an inpatient • Treated in A&E | |
| Answer To Question 7: Please see our response to this FOI in the spreadsheet attached. | |
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