Cost of Xray and CTscan

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Dear Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

I would like to know the typical cost of a single chest Xray vs a CT scan of the same area. I would also like to know the different radiation levels between the two.

Yours faithfully,

Neil Deakin

FOI, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Mr Deakin,

 

Thank you for your request for information, which we received via email on
the 28/02/2014.

 

Your request will be dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.

 

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Please contact me using the address below if you have any queries.

 

Yours Sincerely

 

Laura Sillitoe

Information Governance Support Officer

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Stepping Hill Hospital

Poplar Grove

Stockport

Cheshire. SK2 7JE

Tel: 0161 419 4160 / 5474

Email: [1][Stockport NHS Foundation Trust request email]

 

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Dear Mr Deakin,

 

Thank you for your request for information, which we received on the
28/02/2014. 

 

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Information Commissioner cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted
the complaints procedure provided by the Trust.

The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information
Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9
5AF.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Laura Sillitoe

Information Governance Support Officer

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Stepping Hill Hospital

Poplar Grove

Stockport

Cheshire. SK2 7JE

Tel: 0161 419 4160 / 5474

Email: [1][Stockport NHS Foundation Trust request email]

 

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