Cost of Rising Tide Emergency Planning Event

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Nathan Winter

RE: Freedom Of Information Act 2000 Request

Dear Mr Winters

Thank you for your request for information about the cost of Rising Tide
Emergency Planning Event on September 11th. Your request was received on
which will be dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act
2000.

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Information Governance Department

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Nathan Winter [[FOI #2999 email]]

RE: Freedom Of Information Act 2000 Request

Dear Mr Winter,

Thank you for your request for information about the cost of Rising Tide
Emergency Planning Event on September 11th. Your request was received on
16/09/2008 which will be dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, we
will let you know. A fees notice will be issued to you, and you will be
required to pay before we will proceed to deal with your request.

As per the terms of the Freedom of Information Act we expect to have
responded to you no later than14/10/2008.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me at the above
address quoting the reference number above.

Yours Sincerely,

Information Governance

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PCT-0908-010

[2]Nathan Winter

Request Under The Freedom Of Information Act 2000

Dear Mr Winter,

Thank you for your request, which we received on 16/09/2008, regarding the
cost of Rising Tide Emergency Planning Event on September 11^th.  Please
see our response below:

How much did the Emergency Planning event at Liverpool Football Club on
11^th September 2008 cost? Could you provide a full breakdown of costs
(such as venue, food, delegate resources etc)?

Following the restructure of the Strategic Health Authority in 2006,
Liverpool Primary Care Trust, acting on behalf of the Strategic Health
Authority, was designated as the Lead NHS organisation within Merseyside
for NHS emergency preparedness and response, and became responsible for
ensuring statutory compliance by all NHS organisations. The Civil
Contingencies Act 2004 (the Act) supported by national guidance places a
number of statutory duties upon Merseyside NHS organisations, to plan and
prepare for emergencies whilst working in collaboration with other
Responder agencies as defined within the context of the Act. The NHS
Operating Framework for 2008/09 which sets out the priorities for the NHS,
identifies `preparing to respond to emergencies such as an outbreak of
pandemic flu' as a critical activity. In order to enable NHS Trusts to
meet statutory and NHS requirements, Exercise Rising Tide, a Merseyside
NHS Pandemic `Flu exercise was devised and held at the Centenary Stand,
Liverpool Football Club on the 11^th September 2008.

The full costs of the Rising Tide Emergency Planning event can be found in
the table below. Please note the event was a full day involving 245
delegates representing NHS Trusts and other organisations in the local
area that would be involved in dealing with a possible flu pandemic.

Rising Tide Emergency Planning Event Costs

Premises £ 1968.02
Day Delegate Package £ 7360.00
Technical Support £ 993.10
Flipcharts £ 334.97
Printing Costs £ 3,073.80

Total £ 13,729.89 incl VAT

Should you require any further information, please do not hesitate to
contact me at the above address.

If you are not satisfied with the information you have been provided with,
or wish to request a review, please contact Tony Woods, Deputy Head of
IM&T, in the first instance at:-

Bevan House

65 Stephenson Way

Wavertree Technology Park

Liverpool

L13 1HE

[3][email address]

If you are not satisfied with our review under the Freedom of Information
Act, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. Generally, the Information Commissioner's Office cannot make a
decision unless you have exhausted our complaints procedure. The
Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

The Information Commissioner's Office,

Wycliffe House,

Water Lane,

Wilmslow,

Cheshire,

SK9 5AF.

Yours sincerely,

Information Governance

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