FOI_8248

Internal Reference Number: FOI_8248

Date Request Received: 01/11/2024 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 07/11/2024 00:00:00

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Request Summary: Request for Information on Pathology Services

Request Category: Companies


Question Number 1: What is the size of your trust’s serviceable population?

Answer To Question 1: 280,000

Question Number 2: How many patients has the trust tested for the following clinical biochemical markers in the last 12 months? a. C-reactive protein (CRP) b. High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) c. Lipoprotein-a (Lp(a))

Answer To Question 2: A 155229 B N/A C 266

Question Number 3: Is there a limit to the frequency of the following tests per patient? a. C-reactive protein (CRP) b. High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) c. Lipoprotein-a (Lp(a))

Answer To Question 3: A No B N/A C No

Question Number 4: Please provide the name and post code of all the pathology providers in your trust

Answer To Question 4: University Hospital Southampton

Question Number 5: Do you outsource any testing to commercial labs? If yes, please provide the names of each commercial provider

Answer To Question 5: Viapath, London Micropath, Coventry

Question Number 6: Please see attached spreadsheet for Q6-21

Answer To Question 6: Please see excel attached Exemption applied to Q18 To accompany this answer to question 6 please also see the documents listed below: FOI 8248 - Q6-21 - response.xlsx
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