Active surveillance for prostate cancer

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Martin Abrams (Prostate Cancer UK)

Dear Southern Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland),

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act to request information about active surveillance for prostate cancer from your Health & Social Care 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

Martin Abrams (Prostate Cancer UK)

Dear Southern Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland),

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

Team, Foi, Southern Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland)

Information Governance Dept.

By email: whatdotheyknow.com

19th July 2017 Our Ref: 2017/385

Dear Dr Hansford

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – INFORMATION REQUEST

I acknowledge your request which was received on 18th July 2017 requesting information held by the Trust.

Your request is currently being addressed and if approved you will receive the information requested within the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Freedom of Information Act 2000. For your information, the Act defines a number of exemptions which may prevent release of the information you have requested. If any of the exemption categories apply then the information will not be released. You will be informed if this is the case, including your right of appeal.

If the information you request contains reference to a third party then they may be consulted prior to a decision being taken on whether or not to release the information to you. You will also be informed if this is the case.

There may be a fee payable for the information you have requested. In this event the fee must be paid before the information is processed and the 20 working day time limit for responses will be suspended until receipt of the payment. If a fee is required I will write to you again to advise of this.

If you have any queries or concerns then please contact Mrs Claire Graham at:

Head of Information Governance
Southern Health & Social Care Trust
Ferndale
Bannvale Site
10 Moyallen Road
Gilford
BT63 5JX

Email: [email address]
Tel: 028 38 833250

Yours sincerely

Karen Harrison
Information Governance Officer

-----Original Message-----
From: Martin Abrams (Prostate Cancer UK) [mailto:[FOI #419663 email]]
Sent: 18 July 2017 19:22
To: Team, Foi
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Active surveillance for prostate cancer

Dear Southern Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland),

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act to request information about active surveillance for prostate cancer from your Health & Social Care 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

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Team, Foi, Southern Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland)

Dear Dr Hansford

Unfortunately our access to the google document is blocked. Can you please send to us in another format in order for us to determine who to forward the request on to for a response.

Kind Regards
Karen Harrison
Information Governance Dept
Southern Health & Social Care Trust

-----Original Message-----
From: Martin Abrams (Prostate Cancer UK) [mailto:[FOI #419663 email]]
Sent: 19 July 2017 12:22
To: Team, Foi
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Active surveillance for prostate cancer

Dear Southern Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland),

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

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Martin Abrams (Prostate Cancer UK)

Dear Karen,

Please can you try this link instead to see the questions? https://tinyurl.com/y9o9syqu

And the survey for replying is here: https://tinyurl.com/yarxbu3e

I think the links were getting compressed before and not working properly.
Otherwise, I can email the questions to you.

Many thanks,
Ali

Team, Foi, Southern Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland)

Dear Ali

Unfortunately the second link is blocked also. If you could email the questions it would be much appreciated.

Kind regards
Karen

-----Original Message-----
From: Martin Abrams (Prostate Cancer UK) [mailto:[FOI #419663 email]]
Sent: 19 July 2017 15:44
To: Team, Foi
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - Active surveillance for prostate cancer

Dear Karen,

Please can you try this link instead to see the questions? https://tinyurl.com/y9o9syqu

And the survey for replying is here: https://tinyurl.com/yarxbu3e

I think the links were getting compressed before and not working properly.
Otherwise, I can email the questions to you.

Many thanks,
Ali

-----Original Message-----

Dear Dr Hansford

Unfortunately our access to the google document is blocked. Can you please send to us in another format in order for us to determine who to forward the request on to for a response.

Kind Regards
Karen Harrison
Information Governance Dept
Southern Health & Social Care Trust

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Martin Abrams (Prostate Cancer UK)

Dear Karen,

No problem - I will email them to informationgovernance @ setrust.hscni.net.

Thanks
Ali

Team, Foi, Southern Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland)

Dear Ali

The email address you will be using is to the South Eastern Trust. Could you please send your email to [email address] for the information to get to the Southern Trust as we are 2 separate Trusts.

Many thanks
Karen

-----Original Message-----
From: Martin Abrams (Prostate Cancer UK) [mailto:[FOI #419663 email]]
Sent: 19 July 2017 15:55
To: Team, Foi
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - Active surveillance for prostate cancer

Dear Karen,

No problem - I will email them to informationgovernance @ setrust.hscni.net.

Thanks
Ali

-----Original Message-----

Dear Ali

Unfortunately the second link is blocked also. If you could email the questions it would be much appreciated.

Kind regards
Karen

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Martin Abrams (Prostate Cancer UK)

Sorry Karen - have now sent to FOI.TEAM @ SOUTHERNTRUST.HSCNI.NET.

Thanks
Ali

Martin Abrams (Prostate Cancer UK) left an annotation ()

Sent be email:

Dear Ali

Many thanks for this.

Kind regards
Karen

Martin Abrams (Prostate Cancer UK)

Dear FOI team,

Regarding this FOI request, a response was provided online via SurveyMonkey today (22nd August). Please can you confirm that I should accept this as the final response?

Many thanks
Ali

Team, Foi, Southern Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland)

Dear Ali

I can confirm that the response you have received is our final response.

Kind Regards
Karen Harrison
Information Governance Dept
Southern Health & Social Care Trust

-----Original Message-----
From: Martin Abrams (Prostate Cancer UK) [mailto:[FOI #419663 email]]
Sent: 22 August 2017 14:20
To: Team, Foi
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - Active surveillance for prostate cancer

Dear FOI team,

Regarding this FOI request, a response was provided online via SurveyMonkey today (22nd August). Please can you confirm that I should accept this as the final response?

Many thanks
Ali

-----Original Message-----

Dear Ali

The email address you will be using is to the South Eastern Trust. Could you please send your email to [email address] for the information to get to the Southern Trust as we are 2 separate Trusts.

Many thanks
Karen

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