Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 145-2026
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
1. Do you have a Urology department who see suspected prostate cancer patients referred from the community?
Our response:
No.
The Trust does not provide the service mentioned in your request. Please re-direct your request to Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at ghn-tr.foi@nhs.net.
You asked:
2. What criteria are used to triage (Accept or Reject) referrals from the community, for patients with suspected prostate cancer, including Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) thresholds and Digital Rectal Examination (DRE) for asymptomatic patients? Please include specific PSA levels used as well as any other criteria
Our response:
Not applicable
You asked:
3. What criteria are used to triage (Accept or Reject) referrals from the community, for patients with suspected prostate cancer, including PSA thresholds and DRE for symptomatic patients? Please include specific PSA levels used as well as any other criteria
Our response:
Not applicable
You asked:
4. How does your service define symptomatic and asymptomatic for suspected prostate cancer referrals?
Our response:
Not applicable
You asked:
5. Do you apply different thresholds or criteria for higher-risk groups (e.g. Black men, men with family history)?
Our response:
Not applicable
You asked:
6. For the calendar year 2025:
a. How many patients were referred on the suspected prostate cancer pathway?
b. Of these, how many were classified by the referrer (or by your triage) as asymptomatic?
c. How many were classified as symptomatic?
Our response:
Not applicable
You asked:
7. For the same period, how many referred patients had their 2WW referral rejected? Please break this down, if possible, by:
a) Asymptomatic vs symptomatic
b) Rejected primarily due to PSA level below threshold
Our response:
Not applicable
You asked:
8. Please provide a copy of your suspected prostate cancer referral form for both asymptomatic and symptomatic patients?
Our response:
Not applicable
The Trust does not provide the service mentioned in your request. Please re-direct your request to Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at ghn-tr.foi@nhs.net.
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.