Nipple Tattoo Request

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Dear Blackpool Teaching Hospitals 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

PUBLICATIONSCHEMEOFFICER (BLACKPOOL TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Our ref: 04175

Dear Ms Thompson,

Thank you for your information request which will be processed under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI).

We will aim to provide you with the requested information within the 20 working days following receipt. However, due to the extraordinary circumstances and unprecedented challenges faced by our Trust during the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please be advised that there may be a delay in providing a response to your request.

The statutory timescales under FOI remain unchanged and we will endeavour to meet these wherever possible, but delays are to be expected. Please be assured that we are working hard to ensure that all requests are processed as quickly and efficiently as we can in the circumstances.

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We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your patience during these challenging times.

Yours sincerely,

Stephen Connor
Freedom of Information Manager

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Whinney Heys Road | Blackpool | Lancashire | FY3 8NR

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PUBLICATIONSCHEMEOFFICER (BLACKPOOL TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Dear Ms Thompson,

Please accept My apologies if there has been any delay in our replying under this very difficult time and find attached our response to your recent FOI request.

Kind regards

Stephen Connor
Freedom of Information Manager
Home 15 | Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Whinney Heys Road | Blackpool | Lancashire | FY3 8NR

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