Nipple Tattoo Request

Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.

Dear University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust,

I’m looking for information about Nipple and Areola Complex tattoos that are offered to breast cancer patients following mastectomy surgery.

The specific information I’m looking for is as follows;

1. What training requirements will a potential practitioner have to endure
before they are considered qualified and capable of providing Nipple or areola tattoos for patients who have lost their Nipple or Areola Complex
(NAC).

2. What is the individual cost to the NHS per unilateral nipple Tattoo.

3. What is the individual cost to the NHS per bilateral nipple Tattoos.

5. How many nipple tattoos were performed in total in 2019 and In 2020.

I’ll look forward to hearing from someone about my request!

Best wishes

Yours faithfully,

Lucy Thompson

FOI (UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF DERBY AND BURTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Ms Thompson

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request.

Under normal circumstances this Trust makes every effort to provide responses within 20 working days as specified by the Act.

However, the Trust is currently experiencing enormous pressures across all departments due to COVID19, and it is highly likely that we are unable to respond to your request at this time. The Trust is working tirelessly to accommodate the increase in demand from patients, whilst supporting our staff through such unprecedented times.

I respectfully ask, therefore, if you would kindly re-submit this request at a later date once pressures have eased again. If in the unlikely event you still wish us to proceed, please confirm this by return email; although by doing this, the Trust cannot confirm that we are able to provide a response. We will await your further instruction.

Your reference number relating to this application is stated above. Please ensure you quote this when contacting us.

Kind regards and thank you for your understanding.

Jane Haywood
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From: Lucy Thompson <[FOI #722111 email]>
Sent: 27 January 2021 22:53
To: FOI (UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF DERBY AND BURTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST)
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Nipple Tattoo Request

Dear University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust,

I’m looking for information about Nipple and Areola Complex tattoos that are offered to breast cancer patients following mastectomy surgery.

The specific information I’m looking for is as follows;

1. What training requirements will a potential practitioner have to endure

before they are considered qualified and capable of providing Nipple or areola tattoos for patients who have lost their Nipple or Areola Complex

(NAC).

2. What is the individual cost to the NHS per unilateral nipple Tattoo.

3. What is the individual cost to the NHS per bilateral nipple Tattoos.

5. How many nipple tattoos were performed in total in 2019 and In 2020.

I’ll look forward to hearing from someone about my request!

Best wishes

Yours faithfully,

Lucy Thompson

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