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Chris Pattinson

Dear NHS England,
Could you please tell me
1. How many cardiac ct calcium scanning machines are operated by the NHS
2. Are these ever used for screening for atherosclerosis

Yours faithfully,

Chris Pattinson

CONTACTUS, England (NHS ENGLAND), NHS England

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FOI, England (NHS ENGLAND), NHS England

Dear Mr/Ms Pattinson,

 

Re:      Freedom of Information request (Our Ref: FOI-056890)

 

Thank you for your Freedom of Information (FOI) request dated 17 July
2018. The request has been allocated the reference number FOI-056890.

 

Your exact request was:-

 

“1. How many cardiac ct calcium scanning machines are operated by the NHS

2. Are these ever used for screening for atherosclerosis”

NHS England does not hold this information. It may help if we explain that
the NHS in England is not a single organisation but is made up of a range
of organisations such as Hospitals, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs)
and Ambulance Trusts. NHS England is responsible for commissioning primary
care services such as GP and dental surgeries, as well as some specialised
secondary care services. Therefore, any recorded information NHS England
may be able to provide in response to an FOI request will generally relate
to the services NHS England commissions. For information on commissioned
services and the types of information NHS England holds can be found on
our [1]website and [2]publication scheme. For further information on the
NHS, its structure and other NHS organisations please refer to NHS Choices
[3]here.

 

Hospital Trusts may hold information relating to the number of cardiac ct
calcium scanning machines that are currently being used within the NHS. I
have included a link to contact details for Hospital Trusts should you
wish to resubmit your request to them:

 

[4]https://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/pa...

 

Copyright:- NHS England operates under the terms of the open government
licence. Please see the NHS England Terms and conditions on the following
link [5]http://www.england.nhs.uk/terms-and-cond...

 

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Yours sincerely,

 

Freedom of Information

Corporate Communications Team

Transformation and Corporate Operations Directorate

 

NHS England

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REDDITCH

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Tel: 0300 311 22 33

Email: [NHS England request email]

 

 

 

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