Chemotherapy

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Dear Sir or Madam,

Could I get the number of people who received any chemotherapy in 2008.

Yours faithfully,

Robert Clark

Newman, Emma (Dudley PCT), The Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Mr Clark

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 -Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Foundation
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Chemotherapy

Thank you for your request for information under the requirements of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000. We started work on this request on
28/01/2009. As per section 10 of the Act, you can expect a reply no later
than 20 working days from this date.

There maybe a fee payable for this information. This will be considered
and you will be informed if a fee is payable. In this event the fee must
be paid before the information is processed and released. The 20 day time
limit for responses is suspended until receipt of the payment. If there is
a fee payable we will write to you again to let you know the process in
this event.

For your information, the Act defines a number of exemptions which may
prevent the release of the information you have requested. We will assess
whether any of the exemption categories apply to your request (as per PART
11 of the Act) and if they do, or if there is a delay due to the
application of an exemption we will write to you again.

If any further assistance in this matter is required, please do not
hesitate to contact me on 01384 366886 or email: [email address]
alternatively you can contact Katie Bytheway, Information Governance
Officer, on 01384 366173 or email: [email address].

Further information is also available from the Information Commissioner
at:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 01625 545 700

www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

Yours sincerely

Emma Newman
Information Governance Assistant.

Bytheway, Katie (Dudley PCT), The Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Mr Clark

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - The Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS
Foundation Trust Ref: 1206

Chemotherapy

Thank you for your email received 28^th January 2009. You asked for the
number of people who received any chemotherapy in 2008.

Your request for information has now been considered. Information
collected from the clinical coding of patient attendances shows that 926
patients received chemotherapy between 01/01/2008 and 31/12/2008.

If you have any queries or concerns then please contact me.

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request please contact
the Records and Information Governance Manager at Dudley PCT, St John's
House, Union Street, Dudley DY2 8PP or telephone 01384 366173 or email
[email address].

You can also refer to the Information Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Telephone: 01625 545700
www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

Yours sincerely

Katie Bytheway
Information Governance Officer