Our ref: 28/10

24 February 2010

J Askey

Dear J Askey

Freedom of Information Act request

Thank you for your email dated 27 January 2010 requesting information from Derbyshire County Primary Care Trust (PCT).

You asked us to provide the following information:

Please could you supply your current IM&T Strategy?

I can provide the following information:

Derbyshire Health Informatics Service is hosted by Derbyshire Community Health Services (DCHS). It is covered by DCHS's IM&T strategy which you can find attached.

I hope that the information meets your requirements. Should you have any further enquiries or queries about this response please do not hesitate to contact me. However, if you are unhappy with the way in which your request has been handled, you can raise any concerns you might have by contacting Derek Bray, Chief Executive, at the following address: Nightingale Close, Off Newbold Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 7PF. Telephone: 01246 231255.

If you remain dissatisfied, you can apply to the Information Commissioner, who will consider whether Derbyshire County Primary Care Trust has complied with its obligations under the Act, and can require Derbyshire County Primary Care Trust to remedy any problems. You can find out more about how to do this, and about the Act in general, on the Information Commissioner's website at: www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk. Complaints to the Information Commissioner should be sent to: FOI/EIR Complaints Resolution, Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

Yours sincerely,

Joanne Chick

Freedom of Information Coordinator

Tel: 01773 525099 Ext 5587

Email: [Derbyshire Health Informatics Service request email]

Trust Headquarters

Scarsdale

Nightingale Close

Off Newbold Road

Chesterfield

Derbyshire

S41 7PF

Tel: 01246 231255

Fax: 01246 514164

Web: www.derbyshirecountypct.nhs.uk

Chief Executive: Mr. Derek Bray Chair: Mr. Ian Forrest