Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 179-2025
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
1. The number of harm reviews carried out on lung cancer patients who faced lengthy waits for treatment between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2024 (please do not include incomplete reviews)
2. The number of cases where harm was found in lung cancer patients and the level of harm in each: e.g, low harm, medium harm, severe harm
3. In lung cancer cases where there was severe harm, please provide a short but specific description of what the harm was: e.g. stage migration, patient moved straight to palliative care etc;
4. After how many days does the trust initiate harm reviews of lung cancer patients that have faced lengthy waits for treatments? (please state a number and do not include links to policies)
Our response:
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.