Mouth Cancer - FOI Response Register

2024-220

Mouth Cancer

27/07/2024

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 June 2024). I also request this data be presented as monthly figures.

NHS Shetland has one hospital, the Gilbert Bain Hospital, Lerwick.

Year/Month	Referrals
2017
Jan	<5
Mar	<5
Jul	<5
Sep	<5
Oct	<5
Nov	<5
2018
Mar	<5
Apr	5
Aug	<5
Sep	<5
Oct	<5
Nov	<5
Dec	<5
2019
Jan	<5
Mar	<5
Apr	<5
May	<5
Jun	<5
Jul	<5
Aug	<5
Oct	<5
Nov	<5
2020
Jan	<5
Feb	<5
Jun	<5
Aug	<5
Sep	<5
Oct	<5
Nov	<5
Dec	<5
2021
Jan	<5
Feb	<5
Mar	<5
May	<5
Jun	<5
Jul	<5
Aug	<5
Oct	<5
Nov	<5
2022
Jan	<5
Mar	<5
Apr	<5
May	<5
Jun	<5
Jul	<5
Aug	<5
Sep	<5
Oct	<5
Dec	<5
2023
Jan	<5
Feb	<5
Apr	<5
May	<5
Jun	5
Jul	<5
Aug	<5
Nov	<5
Dec	<5
2024
Jan	<5
Feb	<5
Mar	<5
Apr	<5
May	<5
Jun	<5

Where we have given <5 answers this is because NHS Shetland considers that providing more specific information carries a high risk of identifying individuals. As such and in accordance with FOISA s 16(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it holds the information requested but that it is exempt from disclosure under FOISA s 38(1)(b) as read with s 38 (2A) as the information constitutes personal data and disclosure would breach the confidentiality of the data subjects.