Could you please tell me between 1st March 2020 and the date of this email (31st July 2020):
1) How many PALS enquiries and official complaints your Trust has received from patients concerned about
a) the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and your Trust’s response on their access to cancer treatment
b) and access to cancer testing – including tests to find out whether their cancer has spread, returned or occurred for the first time
NOTE: I suggest you search for these complaints by using the keywords ‘cancer treatment’, ‘chemotherapy’, ‘cancer testing’, ‘coronavirus’, ‘COVID-19’ and other relevant terms.
2) For the five most recent PALS enquiries/official complaints received, please provide me with
a) a summary of the complaint (e.g. a patient with stage 4 lung and breast cancer has contacted PALS to complain about their chemotherapy being indefinitely suspended)
b) the exact wording of the complaint, with redactions to remove potentially identifying information
c) what action the Trust took in response
