Internal Reference Number: FOI_7385
Date Request Received: 17/08/2023 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 21/08/2023 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Radiotherapy
Request Category: Private Individuals
Question Number 1: "Please provide the following information for each calendar year from 2018 to the present (2023): What was the longest a patient at your healthcare facility waited (in weeks/days) for - a) a first consultation with a radiation oncologist, following a referral for radiotherapy treatment; b) the initiation of radiotherapy treatment, following the initial consultation with a radiation oncologist; c) a scheduled radiotherapy session, following the initiation of radiotherapy treatment; d) a diagnostic test or procedure related to radiotherapy planning, following the referral from a radiation oncologist. | |
Answer To Question 1: We do not perform radiotherapy treatment at this Trust, any patients requiring radiotherapy are referred to Southampton or Poole Hospitals. | |
Question Number 2: The number of unresolved radiotherapy referrals, and the longest length of time the referral has been pending. | |
Answer To Question 2: Please see response above. | |
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