​FOI REF: FOI/2023/5087

You asked

With reference to the following FOI requests: 

https://www.ons.gov.uk/aboutus/transparencyandgovernance/freedomofinformationfoi/medicaltourismin2019andtotalvisitstoandfromtheuk2015to2019 

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/leisureandtourism/adhocs/1019visitstoandfromukforthepurposeofmedicaltreatment2021 

Please could I ask is quarter the smallest time frame available (or would monthly data also be available?)

We said

​Thank you for your request. 

You have asked for data on medical visits. This is usually shown at a high level, as the number of cases is relatively low. However, lower-level data may be available depending on the countries requested and the number of cases in the cells. 

Data on overseas' residents visit to the UK and UK residents' visit abroad are available to order via our bespoke services from the Stakeholder Engagement and Impact Team of ONS Migration Statistics division. Such services are subject to legal frameworks, resources and agreement of costs, subject to our charging policy. If you would like to request this bespoke dataset, please contact pop.info@ons.gov.uk to discuss your enquiry further. 

As this information is reasonably accessible via another route, even if only accessible on payment, Section 21(2)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) applies. 

Please note, data for 2022 are not available until after publication at the end of May.