Freedom of Information Request – Ref: 220-2024
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
Please could you give us current information in relation to how prostate cancer patients are managed when they are eligible for active surveillance/monitoring. Including:
Inclusion criteria
Diagnosis and treatment decision support
Follow-up pathways and protocols
Follow-up testing frequencies
Triggers for stopping active surveillance
Our response:
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust do not have any services that provide support or treatment to patients that have been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The Integrated Care Board in Gloucestershire commission Macmillan Next Steps who provide cancer patients who are post-treatment with fatigue/diet and psychological support.
Next steps:
Should you have any queries in relation to our response, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:
Louise Moss
Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance
c/o Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth, GL3 4AW
E-mail: louise.moss@ghc.nhs.uk
If you are not content with the outcome of any review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for further advice/guidance. Generally, the ICO will not consider your case unless you have exhausted your enquiries with the Trust which should include considering the use of the Trust’s formal complaints procedure. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.