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Dear Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust,

I'd like to please request the following information.

1. How many patients have been treated for glioblastoma brain cancer in the last 12 months, in your trust/ health board?

2. Which consultant is the nominated medical lead for the treatment or referral of glioblastoma brain cancer?

3.Does your trust/ health board treat all referred glioblastoma brain cancer cases, or are they referred to different centre's? If so, which treatment centre(s) are they referred to?

Thank you for answering these questions.

Yours faithfully,
Ed Fryer

TSDFT, FOI (TORBAY AND SOUTH DEVON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

 

Email:        [Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust request email]

Our Ref:     TSD6856

 

Dear Ed,

 

Request for Information

 

Thank you for your request for information regarding treatment.  Your
request was received on 07/09/22 and we are dealing with it under the
terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

 

A response to your request for information will be sent to you promptly
and in any event no later than 05/10/22.

 

Our website [1]www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk provides information on how
we handle requests for information. Follow the Freedom of Information link
on the home page.

 

If you have any queries about this email, please contact us, quoting the
reference number above.

 

 

Freedom of Information Team

 

 

 

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TSDFT, Foi (TORBAY AND SOUTH DEVON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

 

Email:             [Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust request email]

Our Ref:          TSD6856

 

Dear Ed,

 

Request for Information

 

Please accept our apologies for our late response. We are writing to
confirm that we have now completed our search for the information you
requested on 07/09/22 in relation to treatment.

 

A copy of the information is below:

 

1. How many patients have been treated for glioblastoma brain cancer in
the last 12 months, in your trust/ health board?

23.

 

2. Which consultant is the nominated medical lead for the treatment or
referral of glioblastoma brain cancer?

We do not provide personal details of members of staff. All key members of
staff can be found via our website: [1]Who's who - Torbay and South Devon
NHS Foundation Trust.

 

3.Does your trust/ health board treat all referred glioblastoma brain
cancer cases, or are they referred to different centre's? If so, which
treatment centre(s) are they referred to?

We treat Glioblastoma Brain Cancer cases with Radiotherapy/Chemotherapy
but for surgery the patient is referred to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth
([2]Home - University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
(plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk)).

 

 

The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. You are free to use it for your
own purposes, including any non-commercial research you are doing and for
the purposes of news reporting. 

 

If you wish to discuss any of the above, please contact us, quoting the
FOI reference number above.

 

If you are unhappy with the way in which we have handled your request,
please contact the Data Protection and Freedom of Information Lead in the
first instance. If you wish to make a formal complaint, you should write
to our Complaints Manager at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust,
First Floor Bowyer Building, Torbay Hospital, Torquay TQ2 7AA.

 

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint or the internal
review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. Generally, the Information Commissioner will only make a
decision once you have exhausted the complaints and/or internal review
process provided by us. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF or through this link
https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Freedom of Information Team

 

 

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