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Dear Mr Cull,
Thank you for your email of 3 March to the Department of Health requesting, under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, information on the number of psychiatrists and psychiatrics employed in the NHS. Your email has been passed to me for reply.
The Department does not hold the information you request. However,
information on these specialities can be obtained from the NHS Information Centre, which can be contacted at xxxxxxxxx@xx.xxx.xx.
If you have any queries about this email, please contact me. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.
I hope this reply is helpful. If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your original letter and should be addressed to:
Head of the Freedom of Information Team
Department of Health
Room 317
79
SW1A 2NS
Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxx.xxx.xx
If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner (ICO) for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the Department. The ICO can be contacted at:
The Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Yours sincerely,
Deepa Shah
Freedom of Information Team
Department of Health