Histology Reporting

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Dear The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,

I would like to make a request for information for the financial year 2018/19 and 2019/2020 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 included separately.

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 2018/19 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)

4.How much was spent in 2019/20 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)

Yours faithfully,

A Bauman

Freedomofinfo (THE HILLINGDON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Mr/Ms Braun

In response to your Freedom of Information request we advise the Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is part of the North West London Pathology Service who will be able to answer your questions.

This service is hosted by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and their contact details are below:-

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
The Bays
South Wharf Road
St Mary's Hospital
London W2 1NY

Telephone Number 020 3311 3311

If this information does not address your requirements or you wish to complain about any aspect of the handling of this request then you should contact the undersigned in the first instance. Should you still be dissatisfied then you may apply for an internal review by contacting the Trust Secretary through [email address].

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Yours sincerely

Clare Hazell
Freedom of Information Officer

Freedom of Information Department
Management Secretaries Office
Tower Block - Ground Floor
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Tel 01895 279828
Email [email address]

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From: A Bauman <[FOI #649496 email]>
Sent: 25 February 2020 09:06
To: Freedomofinfo (THE HILLINGDON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST)
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Histology Reporting

Dear The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,

I would like to make a request for information for the financial year 2018/19 and 2019/2020 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 included separately.

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 2018/19 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)

4.How much was spent in 2019/20 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)

Yours faithfully,

A Bauman

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