Internal Reference Number: FOI_9629
Date Request Received: 07/09/2026 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 09/09/2026 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Histology Block and Slide Archive Storage
Request Category: Researcher
| Question Number 1: Please treat this as a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. - If any part of this request is not held, please confirm this specifically for that part rather than declining the request as a whole. For the histology/cellular pathology department: For each of the last 3 completed financial years, how many histology blocks and how many histology slides were archived/retained by the Trust? Please state whether the figures given are exact or estimated, and which years are covered if not 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25. | |
| Answer To Question 1: Please see attached To accompany this answer to question 1 please also see the documents listed below:  FOI 9629 Q1.pdf | |
| Question Number 2: Does the Trust use any off-site storage (third-party or separate premises) for archived histology blocks or slides, in addition to or instead of on-site storage? Please answer yes or no. | |
| Answer To Question 2: No | |
| Question Number 3: As at the most recent date this is known, how many histology blocks and how many histology slides are currently held on-site? | |
| Answer To Question 3: As above, all blocks and slides kept on-site. | |
| Question Number 4: What method or equipment is currently used to store archived histology blocks and slides (e.g. named commercial storage/cabinet system, in-house shelving, other)? If a named commercial product or system is used, please state the product/supplier name. | |
| Answer To Question 4: A mix of Leica and CellPath slide and block storage cabinets. | |
| Question Number 5: Is any barcode, RFID, or electronic tracking system used to record the location of archived blocks or slides? If so, please state the name of the system/software. | |
| Answer To Question 5: No | |
| Question Number 6: If the Trust holds a contract or licence for a named storage or tracking system as described in questions 4 to 5, what is the current annual contract or licence cost? I f this figure is withheld as commercially sensitive, please confirm this and provide a cost banding if one is available (e.g. under 拢5,000 / 拢5,000 to 拢20,000 / over 拢20,000). | |
| Answer To Question 6: N/A | |
| Question Number 7: How many whole time equivalent (WTE) staff are employed within the histology archive/storage function as at 31 August 2026, excluding pathologists engaged in reporting? | |
| Answer To Question 7: N/A 鈥� No staff employed in the histology storage function. | |
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