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Re: FOI request ref: F23/0756

Thank you for your freedom of information request.

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Freedom of Information Office
: [Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust request email]
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Dear Richard,

Re: FOI request ref: F23/0756

Thank you for your freedom of information request.

Please redirect your request to: [email address].

I hope that the information provided in this email answers your query. However, if you are dissatisfied with the response please contact the Trust in the first instance with the details of your complaint so the Trust can conduct an internal review. Please address such requests to [Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust request email] or in writing to Kam Dhami, Director of Governance, Trust Headquarters, Sandwell Hospital, Lyndon, West Bromwich, B71 4HJ. Alternatively, if you remain unhappy with the outcome you can appeal directly to the Information Commissioner at the following address: www.ico.gov.uk

Kind regards

Freedom of Information Office
[Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust request email]
 Trust Headquarters, Health and Wellbeing Centre, Sandwell General Hospital, Lyndon, West Bromwich B71 4HJ

We are researching histology/ cellular pathology activity in NHS organisations and the use of locums and outsourcing to report these.

For the period April 1st to December 31st 2023, please provide the following information:

1. How many whole time equivalent histopathology consultants (as defined by being on the GMC specialist register for pathology) were employed by the authority at 31/12/2023.

2. How many histology cases were reported in the following period, overall and by the following sub-specialties
- dermatology
- gastro-intenstinal
- urology
- gynaecology
- breast
- thoracic
- head and neck
- other
- total cases reported

3. How many of the total cases given above were reported by a. consultants (or other medical staff) employed by the authority during their contract Programmed Activities or PAs.
b. consultants employed by the authority, being paid additional amounts over and above their salary for additional work.
c. locum consultants working for the authority d. external reporting companies. Please provide a total number of cases and the number reported by each of the following:
- Unilabs
- HCA Laboratories including their subsidiary Backlogs
- Source LD Path (previously Source Bioscience, and LD Path limited)
- Cellular Pathology Services Limited
- Diagnexia
- Digital Pathology Partners
- Cyted (including their subsidiary Pathognomics)
- Poundbury Cancer Institute
- Medica
- external reporting companies total

3. How much did the authority spend on each of the following during the period a. consultants (or other medical staff) employed by the authority during their contract Programmed Activities or PAs. (salary plus NI plus pension contrbution) b. consultants employed by the authority, being paid additional amounts over and above their salary for additional work.
c. locum consultants working for the authority d. external reporting companies. Please provide a total spend and the spend with each of the following:
- Unilabs
- HCA Laboratories including their subsidiary Backlogs
- Source LD Path (previously Source Bioscience, and LD Path limited)
- Cellular Pathology Services Limited
- Diagnexia
- Digital Pathology Partners
- Cyted (including their subsidiary Pathognomics)
- Poundbury Cancer Institute
- Medica
- external reporting companies total
If you do not feel this request falls within your business area, please notify me as soon as possible so the request can be re-directed in good time. If you believe this information is readily available on our Trust website, may exceed 18 hours’ work to locate, retrieve and extract this information or you have reason to believe the information requested might be commercially sensitive or contain personal data, please let me know within two working days of receipt of this request so we may discuss this matter further.

If you have any questions about this request, please let me know.

Kind regards

Freedom of Information Office
[Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust request email]
 Trust Headquarters, Health and Wellbeing Centre, Sandwell General Hospital, Lyndon, West Bromwich B71 4HJ
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Dear Richard,

Re: FOI request ref: F23/0756

Thank you for your freedom of information request.

Please redirect your request to: [email address].

Kind regards

Freedom of Information Office
[Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust request email]
Trust Headquarters

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