FOI Ref: 0204FOI1920

13th February 2020

Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Request for Information

We are pleased to respond to your request for information and our response is set out below:

Request /Response

I am writing to you in order to make a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act.

I should like to request the following information relating to your Clinical Commissioning Group’s referrals for childhood cancer treatment:

We understand the NHS measures childhood treatment as for those persons between 0-14 and teenage and young adults treatment as aged between 15-24 however, if that is not available, please provide according to the nearest available year ranges. Furthermore, we understand the financial year to be April to March.

1:

a) How many childhood cancer patients (aged between 0-14 at the time of referral) have been referred by the CCG for cancer treatment year on year for the past five financial years (running from April to March)?

b) How many teenage and young adult (TYA) (aged between 15-24 at time of referral) have been referred by the CCG for cancer treatment year on year for the past five financial years?

Sheffield CCG does not make referrals and would not routinely hold this information. For information regarding the number of referrals made for childhood cancer patients (age 0-16) please contact Sheffield Children’s NHSFT at foi@sch.nhs.uk, additionally please contact Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHSFT at foi@sth.nhs.uk for the number of referrals they have received for teenagers aged 17+.

2:

a) How many childhood cancer patients (aged between 0-14 at the time of referral) have been referred by the CCG outside of the CCG area for cancer treatment, year on year for the past five financial years (running from April to March)?

b) How many TYA patients (aged between 15-24 at time of referral) have been referred by the CCG outside of the CCG area for cancer treatment, year on year for the past five financial years?

Please see question 1.

3:

a) How much has the CCG spent on childhood cancer treatment (aged between 0-14) for each of the past five financial years?

b) How much has the CCG spent on TYA (15-24) cancer treatment for each of the past five financial years?

Sheffield CCG does not commission the oncology service for children or TYA. Please contact NHS England for further information at england.contactus@nhs.net (Please write “Freedom of Information” in the subject line). 

4:

a) What was the average wait time for a childhood cancer diagnosis (0-14) in your CCG year on year for the past five financial years?

b) What was the average wait time for a TYA cancer diagnosis (15-24) in your CCG year on year for the past five financial years?

Sheffield CCG does not have access to cancer wait time’s data by age band. Please contact NHS England for further information at england.contactus@nhs.net (Please write “Freedom of Information” in the subject line).