Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request information concerning radionuclide supply and usage by the NHS in Wales.
In the requested information, please note:
When I use the terms “NHS”, I mean the national health service as in operation in Wales.
Please do not limit your searches to documentation using only the word “radionuclide”. Relevant information may also use the terms “radioisotope” or “radiopharmaceuticals”, for example.
I request information broken down by calendar year. If you hold the data in a format using a different time period categorisation, such as financial years, please use this, but state that you are doing so.
I request the following information:
Usage
Number of medical applications for which radionuclides were used, broken down by radionuclide (e.g., Technetium-99m, Iodine-131, etc) and application type.
In this calendar year.
In each of the past five calendar years.
Total quantity of specific radionuclides used in medical applications, broken down by radionuclide and application type.
In this calendar year.
In each of the past five calendar years.
Type of medical applications for which radionuclides have been used, broken down by radionuclide.
In this calendar year.
In each of the past five calendar years.
The names of the establishments (hospitals, laboratories etc) and organisations (trusts etc) under the control or direction of the NHS, that utilise radionuclides.
Supply
The source of the supply of the radionuclides used by the NHS, broken down by specific radionuclide (e.g., Technetium-99m, Iodine-131, etc), supplier, and country.
In this calendar year.
In each of the past five calendar years.
The cost of the supply of the radionuclides used by the NHS, broken down by specific radionuclide, amounts, providers, and countries.
In this calendar year.
In each of the past five calendar years.
The percentage of radionuclides imported for usage by the NHS, and from which countries.
In this calendar year.
In each of the past five calendar years.
Future Supply and Demand
Any forecasts or analyses on future supply and demand for radionuclides within the NHS, whether in the form of reports or as standalone data.
Any strategies or plans created by or for the NHS to ensure the continuous supply of radionuclides.
Further Information
If you hold any of the above information, but relating to the United Kingdom as a whole, rather than Wales specifically, then I also request this information.
If you are unable to provide any of the above information, then please also provide:
Name of organisations or persons who you believe I should contact to obtain this information, and their contact details, if held.
I would like you to provide this information in electronic format. I request that reports or documentation are provided as Doc or PDF files. I request that any data external to reports are provided in CSV format.
Thank you for your recent request.
Public Health Wales does not use or supply radionuclide.
Public Health Wales is the public health service for Wales and as such is an independent NHS Trust. Therefore, do not have access to this information. As an organisation we have no jurisdiction over the activities of Health Boards and other NHS Wales organisations. This means we frequently do not have access to the data that they produce. I have provided contact details for all the Health Boards below as they may have information in relation to this request. You would need to contact them individually for the information they hold.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/866/page/39187
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/861/page/39134
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
http://www.cardiffandvaleuhb.wales.nhs.uk/freedom-of-information-new
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
https://cwmtafmorgannwg.wales/foi/
Swansea Bay University Health Board
https://sbuhb.nhs.wales/about-us1/foia/
Hywel Dda University Health Board
http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/862/page/52085
Powys Teaching Health Board
http://www.powysthb.wales.nhs.uk/freedom-of-information
Velindre University NHS Trust
Making a FOI request - Velindre University NHS Trust
I am very sorry we are unable to help on this occasion.
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of the decision, you should write to the Corporate Complaints Manager, Public Health Wales NHS Trust, 3, Number 2, Capital Quarter, Tyndall Street, Cardiff, CF10 4BZ.
If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint or review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the Trust. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
Information Commissioner for Wales
2nd Floor
Churchill House
Churchill Way
Cardiff
CF10 2HH
Telephone: 029 2067 8400
Email: wales@ico.org.uk