Active surveillance for prostate cancer

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Martin Abrams (Prostate Cancer UK)

Dear Barts Health NHS Trust,

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act to request information about active surveillance for prostate cancer from your Trust.

We would be grateful for the information at your earliest convenience and within 20 working days.

Please provide your answers by completing the online survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/AS_pros...

Yours sincerely,

Dr Ali Hansford
Knowledge Manager

Prostate Cancer UK
4th Floor, Counting House
53 Tooley Street
London
SE1 2QN
0203 310 7000

Kamil, Samir,

Dear Dr Ali Hansford,

Your Request for Information [FOI-495-17]

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Samir Kamil
Freedom of Information (FOI) Coordinator
Barts Health NHS Trust
9 Prescot Street
London E1 8PR
[email address]
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Martin Abrams (Prostate Cancer UK)

Dear Kamil, Samir,

In order for you to see all the questions in the request on one page, please find them here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lHjY....

If the answers could still be provided online via the survey link here (https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/AS_pros...) that would be very much appreciated.

Many thanks
Dr Ali Hansford

Martin Abrams (Prostate Cancer UK)

Dear FOI team,

Regarding this FOI request, a response was provided online via SurveyMonkey on 19th July. Please can you confirm that I should accept this as the final response?

Also, the response refers to the protocol names "Barts Health NHS Trust Uro-Oncology Team - Active Surveillance Guidelines - November 2016". Please can a copy of this be emailed to me?

Many thanks
Ali

Dear Dr Ali,

Thank you for your email.

Our response was completed via the SurveyMonkey.

We will provide you an Active Surveillance Guidelines shortly.

Yours sincerely

Samir Kamil
Freedom of Information (FOI) Coordinator
Barts Health NHS Trust
9 Prescot Street
London E1 8PR
Email: [email address]
Website: www.bartshealth.nhs.uk

Martin Abrams (Prostate Cancer UK)

Dear Samil,

Many thanks,

Ali

Martin Abrams (Prostate Cancer UK)

Dear Samir,

Are you able to send the protocol/guideline as previously mentioned?

Many thanks
Ali

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Dear Dr Ali Hansford,

 

Please find attached relevant document.

 

 

 

Kind Regards

 

Samir Kamil

Freedom of Information (FOI) Coordinator

Barts Health NHS Trust
9 Prescot Street
London E1 8PR

Email: [1][email address]

Website: [2]www.bartshealth.nhs.uk