Barnet implementation of national dementia strategy

roger kline made this Freedom of Information request to Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust

Waiting for an internal review by Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust of their handling of this request.

From: roger kline

1 November 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

Please provide me with

1. a copy of the Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS
Trust strategy for implementing the national strategy on dementia
care.

2. a copy of any reviews of how the implementation of the Trust
strategy is proceeding

3. a copy of any service developments planned to improve and/or
expand the Trust's implementation of the national strategy

4. any other document setting out the Trust's policy and strategic
plans and their implementation

Yours faithfully,

Roger Kline

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From: roger kline

30 November 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

Further to my email of yesterday I now wish to formally request an
internal review of my Freedom of Information request and the
reasons for not complying with the statutory deadline.

Yours faithfully,

roger kline

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From: Communications (BEH-MHT)

8 December 2009

Dear Mr Kline,

The Trust does not have a Trust-wide strategy for implementing the
national strategy on dementia care. Therefore it was not possible to
provide you with;

S a copy of any reviews of how the implementation of the Trust
strategy is proceeding

S a copy of any service developments planned to improve and/or
expand the Trust's implementation of the national strategy

S any other document setting out the Trust's policy and
strategic plans and their implementation

What we do have are some local (Borough or service specific) plans which
we were pulling together to see if they would meet your needs. There is
work underway to develop a Trust-wide strategy.

I should have responded within working 20 day to advice you of this, I am
sorry I did not. Would you like copies of the local plans?

`Jide Odusina

Head of Communications

Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust,

Trust Headquarters,

Block B2,

St Ann's Hospital site,

St Ann's Road,

London N15 3TH

Tel: 020 8442 6891

www.beh-mht.nhs.uk

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From: roger kline

12 December 2009

Dear 'Jide Odusina

I am very surprised at your response.

You state that "The Trust does not have a Trust-wide strategy for
implementing the national strategy on dementia care. Therefore it
was not possible to
provide you with the documents I request.

Can you please provide me with the document you say you can provide
me with but also:

1. Explain why you do not have a Trust wide strategy so long after
the publication of the national strategy

2. Explain how you know whether the local initiatives you refer to
comply with the national strategy

3. Provide me with the extracts from the trust board minutes at
which a decision was made to not develop a timely Trust Board
strategy or to defer one.

Yours sincerely

Roger Kline

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