Chemotherapy

Ref No: FOI_445

11^th February 2009

Dear Sir,

Thank you for your e-mail received on the 10^th February 2009 requesting
information regarding figures for Chemotherapy treatment at the Heart of
England Trust.

Your request is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and you will receive a response within the statutory
time scale of 20 working days, as defined by the Act, subject to the
application of any statutory exemptions. Where consideration is given to
the application of any exemptions, the 20 working day timescale may be
extended under the terms of the Act to a period considered reasonable
depending on the nature and circumstances of the request. In such cases,
you will be notified and, where possible, a revised time-scale will be
indicated. In all cases, we shall attempt to deal with your request at the
earliest opportunity.

If you have any queries about this request do not hesitate to contact me.
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

Yours sincerely,

Publication Scheme Coordinator

Dear Sir or Madam,

Could I get the number of people who received any chemotherapy in

2008.

Yours faithfully,

Robert Clark

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Ref No: FOI_445

12^th February 2009

Dear Sir,

Thank you for your e-mail received on the 10^th February 2009 requesting
information regarding Chemotherapy at the Heart of England Trust.

Your request is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and you will receive a response within the statutory
time scale of 20 working days, as defined by the Act, subject to the
application of any statutory exemptions. Where consideration is given to
the application of any exemptions, the 20 working day timescale may be
extended under the terms of the Act to a period considered reasonable
depending on the nature and circumstances of the request. In such cases,
you will be notified and, where possible, a revised time-scale will be
indicated. In all cases, we shall attempt to deal with your request at the
earliest opportunity.

If you have any queries about this request do not hesitate to contact me.
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

Yours sincerely,

Publication Scheme Coordinator

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Birmingham Heartlands Hospital

Bordesley Green East

Birmingham

B9 5SS

Tel: 0121 424 2000

Fax: 0121 424 0336

5^th March 2009

FOI_445

Dear Sir.

Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. In your request, you asked for information relating
to Chemotherapy treatment at the Heart of England NHS Trust.

1663 patients received chemotherapy at the Heart of England Foundation
Trust in the calendar year 2008

We hope that this answers your questions. If you are unhappy with any
aspect of the response to your request, you may ask for an internal
review. You should contact me at the Trust's publication scheme e-mail
address; [2][Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust request email]

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review you have
the right to complain directly to the Information Commissioner's Office.
Further information can be obtained from their website [3]www.ico.gov.uk.

Yours sincerely

Publication Scheme Coordinator

Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust

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