Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request the following data:
• The number of oral cancer referrals received by hospitals in your Trust between January 2017 and the most recent completed month that is available (most likely July or August 2022). I also request this data be presented as monthly figures.
This data will be used to raise awareness of oral cancer and the importance of self-checks and early examination as part of the Oral Health Foundation’s November campaign, Mouth Cancer Action Month.
I look forward to receiving your response.
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Thank you for your recent request dated 23rd September 2022. Public Health Wales do not hold this data, it is important to note that Public Health Wales is the public health service for Wales and as such is an independent NHS Trust. This is NOT the same as NHS Wales. As an organisation we have no jurisdiction over the activities of Health Boards and frequently do not have access to the data that they produce. I have provided contact details for each Health Board below, I suggest you contact them for the information you require. 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 John Lawson Head of Information Governance Public Health Wales NHS Trust |
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
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Cardiff
CF10 2HH
Telephone: 029 2067 8400
Email: wales@ico.org.uk