Information Governance Department
First Floor, South Wing
St Thomas’ Hospital
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Westminster Bridge Road
London SE1 7EH
Telephone: 020 7188 7525
Email:
xxx@xxxx.xxx.xx
19th December, 2022
By email:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Dear Roger Turnkey,
Re: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST: FOI 110432
Please find below the response to your Freedom of Information request to Guy’s and St
Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.
You may re-use this information (except for logos) under the terms of the Open Government
Licence1. If you would prefer to receive the information in an alternative electronic format,
please let us know.
Could you please let me know the patient numbers for the following procedure codes and
where applicable the hospital within your trust that carries them out?
Please also break these down for 2020, 2021 and ytd 2022 or by months should that would
be easier.
Procedure code
Description
XCEMB
Contrast enhanced spectral mammography Both
XCEML
Contrast enhanced spectral mammography Lt
XCEMR
Contrast enhanced spectral mammography Rt
Please see table below for all XMCGB/L/R scans from 01/01/20 to 30/11/22.
Jan-Nov
Exam Name
Exam code
2020
2021
2022 TOTAL
XR CESM both breasts
XMCGB
37
39
41
117
XR CESM left breast
XMCGL
0
*
*
*
XR CESM right breast
XMCGR
*
*
*
6
TOTAL
40
43
44
127
*Please note because of the low numbers relating to the above data, we have applied
the anonymization check, ie. <5, this is to protect the confidentiality of the individuals
involved.
Please let us know if you require more details or further clarification. You can find out more
about the Trust and our publication scheme at our website2.
If you are dissatisfied with our response, please use our FOI review process by contacting
xxx@xxxx.xxx.xx or writing to:
Deputy Information Governance Manager (FOI Review)
Information Governance
1F South Wing
St Thomas’ Hospital
Westminster Bridge Road
London SE1 7EH
Please be aware that reviews will not be conducted via public forum, and we will require your
name and contact address in order to respond.
If you remain dissatisfied after a review, you have the right under s50 of the Act to apply to the
Information Commissioner’s Office for a decision. Further details about this and the Act can be
found on their website3.
Yours faithfully,
Jon Findlay,
Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Chief Executive
1 Either version 3 or, at your discretion, any later version – http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-
licence/
2 http://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/about-us/publications/foi/freedom-of-information.aspx
3 http://www.ico.org.uk