City Hospital

Dudley Road

Birmingham

B18 7QH

Tel: 0121 554 3801

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request (Ref: SWBFOI (4/09) 094)

Robert Clarke (request-7978-82c492c0@whatdotheyknow.com)

14 May 2009

Dear Mr Clarke,

In response to your e-mailed request received on 24 April, please be advised that the number of patients receiving chemotherapy in 2008 was 784 at Sandwell Hospital and 610 at City Hospital.

I hope this information answers your request, if not please contact me.

If you are unhappy with the Trust's response you can appeal to:

John Adler, Chief Executive

Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust

Management Centre

City Hospital

Dudley Road

Birmingham

B18 7QH

If you then remain dissatisfied, you have the right under section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act to apply to the Information Commissioner to seek resolution to the matter. Further details can be found on the website: http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk/

Yours sincerely

Simon Grainger-Payne

Trust Secretary and Freedom of Information Lead

Note

Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust manages the following hospitals; City Hospital, the Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre (BMEC, based on the City Hospital campus), the Birmingham Treatment Centre (BTC, based on the City Hospital campus) Rowley Regis Hospital and Sandwell General Hospital. Further information about the Trust is available on www.nhs.uk or the Trust web-site www.swbh.nhs.uk.

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