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Our Ref: LMS/CC/JT/Access.16799-08-08

Date: 19^th September 2008

Dear Mr Stevenson

RE: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION

Thank you for your recent request for information in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act.

Following your recent meeting and discussion with the Chief Executive at Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) we understand that your request has now been withdrawn and no further action is therefore required.

Yours sincerely

Lin Snow

Information Governance / Records Manager

Please note that the information provided is the property of Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Personal Information is held on the basis of the exercise of functions identified in the formal notification to the Information Commissioner. Any processing of that personal information outside of those functions may be unlawful. Furthermore S.10 of the Data Protection Act 1998 makes provision for a data subject to exercise a right to prevent processing in particular circumstances and S.11 states that an individual can request that their personal data is not processed for the purposes of direct marketing. This includes the sale of that data to third parties for such purposes. In this case the individuals named in the response have stated that they do not wish their personal data to be used for purposes other than that to which it was supplied to us or for direct marketing purposes. This includes all the contact information provided. If you have any questions about this process please contact Lin Snow, Information Governance / Records Manager at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.