23 complaints South Essex Partnership NHS Mental Health Trust and only 1 investigation?

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Dear L Cowling

I am unable to provide you with any details of the complaints about South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust further to those already provided in our report 'Listening and Learning: the Ombudsman's review of complaint handling by the NHS in England 2009-10'. This is because, by law, information that we obtain for the purposes of an investigation (including whether or not to investigate a complaint) can only be disclosed in very specific circumstances, none of which apply to your request (section 15 of the Health Service Commissioners Act 1993). Section 44 of the Freedom of Information Act exempts disclosure of information if disclosure is prohibited by any other enactment.

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Dear L Cowling

Please find attached a response to your recent information request.

Yours sincerely

Aimee Gasston
Freedom of Information and Data Protection Officer
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

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Dear L Cowling

Thank you for your further email of 31 January.

Of the 23 complaints received in 2009/10 about South Essex Partnership
University NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust), none were accepted for
investigation. The case in our report* listed against the Trust as
accepted for investigation in 2009/10 was received in the previous
financial year.

Yours sincerely

Aimee Gasston
Freedom of Information and Data Protection Officer
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

*Listening and Learning: the Ombudsman's review of complaint handling by
the NHS in England 2009-10

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Dear L Cowling

I can confirm that this case fell into the following categories:

. Diagnosis - delay, failure to diagnose, misdiagnosis;

. Communication and information (inc. confidentiality);

. Clinical care and treatment; and

. Complaint handling: inadequate systemic remedy.

I hope that this information is helpful.

Yours sincerely

Aimee Gasston
Data Protection/Freedom of Information Officer
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

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Dear L Cowling

I can confirm that it was not upheld.

Yours sincerely

Aimee Gasston
Data Protection / Freedom of Information Officer
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

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