Freedom of Information Request

FOI REQUEST REF: 0163

Due to historical differences in data collection/reporting across UHB and the former Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust this response has been provided by hospital site.

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

1. How many individuals diagnosed in the last 5 years with prostate cancer? 4214
2. How many deaths attributable to prostate cancer in the last 5 years? 47
3. How many individuals diagnosed in the last 5 years with breast cancer? 5148
4. How many deaths attributable to breast cancer in the last 5 years? 89
5. How many individuals diagnosed with brain cancer in the last 5 years? 1020
6. Of those diagnosed with brain cancer how many with GBM4? 588
7. How many deaths attributable to brain cancer in the last 5 years? 59
8. Of those deaths how many due to GBM4? 37
9. How many children diagnosed with brain cancer in the last 5 years? 58
10. How many child deaths attributable to brain cancer in the last 5 years? 2

Notes

1. 2,4,7,8,10 – We do not hold the information relating to cause of death, so these figures relate to the number of patients with the relevant diagnosis who died – most likely due to the cancer diagnosis, but not necessarily.
2. 6,8 – Have assumed GBM4 is referring to is Glioblastoma Grade 4. However, we do not hold the information Glioblastoma Grade 4, so the number refer to where any reference to “Glioblastoma” was recorded, without grade.
3. 9,10 – Patients were classed as children if they were under 16 years of age at date of diagnosis

Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospital

1. How many individuals diagnosed in the last 5 years with prostate cancer? 3067

2. How many deaths attributable to prostate cancer in the last 5 years? 490

3. How many individuals diagnosed in the last 5 years with breast cancer? 2572

4. How many deaths attributable to breast cancer in the last 5 years? 189

5. How many individuals diagnosed with brain cancer in the last 5 years? 337

6. Of those diagnosed with brain cancer how many with GBM4? 320

7. How many deaths attributable to brain cancer in the last 5 years? 41

8. Of those deaths how many due to GBM4? 39

9. How many children diagnosed with brain cancer in the last 5 years? 2

10. How many child deaths attributable to brain cancer in the last 5 years? 0

Notes

All answers provided have been taken from the last full financial years (2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18)

1. 2,4,7,8,10 – We do not hold the information relating to cause of death, so these figures relate to the number of patients with the relevant diagnosis who died – most likely due to the cancer diagnosis, but not necessarily.
2. 6,8 – Have assumed GBM4 is referring to is Glioblastoma Grade 4. However, we do not hold the information Glioblastoma Grade 4, so the number refer to where any reference to “Glioblastoma” was recorded, without grade.
3. 9,10 – Patients were classed as children if they were under 16 years of age at date of diagnosis.