Freedom of Information Ref 425-2017

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Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
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Victoria Pickles | Company Secretary | Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.
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Dear Mr Graham

Further to your recent FOI request, please find below the response from Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.

If you are unhappy with this response you have the right to access our complaints procedure; please contact the Company Secretary, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, Lindley, Huddersfield HD3 3EA. [email address]

If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request or complaint, you have a right to appeal to the Information Commissioner at:

The Information Commissioner's Office
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Cheshire, SK9 5AF
Telephone: 0303 123 1113
Website: www.ico.gov.uk

Kathy Bray
On behalf of FOI Office
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
T: 01484 355933
E:[email address]

CHFT RESPONSE

For the financial year 2016/17 please provide information relating to histology slides/ cases reported for patients of the trust.

1.How many histology slides and or cases (please state whether the number given is slides or cases or both) were reported by consultant histopathologists for patients treated by the trust. If exact numbers are not available, an estimate to within 5% is acceptable, but please state whether exact numbers or estimates are given. (cytology should be excluded) 27728 cases exactly

2.Of these slides/ cases how many were reported by:
a.Consultants employed by the trust working in their normal NHS programmed activity sessions - we can't identify due to the comment below for 2b b.Consultants employed by the trust being paid for additional sessions- we do these within the rota, so can't identify the individual cases c.Consultants employed by the trust being paid an amount per slide or case for activity outside their contracted programmed activities -unable to identify this activity d.Consultants employed by other trusts, where the trust contracts with these consultants or their trust - none e.Backlogs Limited- none f.Unilabs - none g.Source Bioscience - none h.Cellular Pathology Services Limited- none i.Other private histology providers (please specify which)- none

3.How much was spent in 2016/17 with each of the following in relation to the reporting of histology slides/ cases a.Consultants employed by the trust being paid for additional sessions- unable to identify b.Consultants employed by the trust being paid an amount per slide or case for activity outside their contracted programmed activities- unable to identify c.Consultants employed by other trusts, where the trust contracts with these consultants or their trust- none d.Backlogs Limited - none e.Unilabs - none f.Source Bioscience- none g.Cellular Pathology Services Limited- none h.Other private histology providers (please specify which)- none

Dear Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust,

For the financial year 2016/17 please provide information relating to histology slides/ cases reported for patients of the trust.

1.How many histology slides and or cases (please state whether the number given is slides or cases or both) were reported by consultant histopathologists for patients treated by the trust. If exact numbers are not available, an estimate to within 5% is acceptable, but please state whether exact numbers or estimates are given. (cytology should be excluded)

2.Of these slides/ cases how many were reported by: a.Consultants employed by the trust working in their normal NHS programmed activity sessions b.Consultants employed by the trust being paid for additional sessions c.Consultants employed by the trust being paid an amount per slide or case for activity outside their contracted programmed activities d.Consultants employed by other trusts, where the trust contracts with these consultants or their trust e.Backlogs Limited f.Unilabs g.Source Bioscience h.Cellular Pathology Services Limited i.Other private histology providers (please specify which)

3.How much was spent in 2016/17 with each of the following in relation to the reporting of histology slides/ cases a.Consultants employed by the trust being paid for additional sessions b.Consultants employed by the trust being paid an amount per slide or case for activity outside their contracted programmed activities c.Consultants employed by other trusts, where the trust contracts with these consultants or their trust d.Backlogs Limited e.Unilabs f.Source Bioscience g.Cellular Pathology Services Limited h.Other private histology providers (please specify which)

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