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From: D. Speers
20 March 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
In the light of recent problems at Mid Staffs hospital and now
Birmingham Children's hospital, both now Foundation Trust hospitals
I believe. Can I have information on how many NHS or Foundation
Trust Chief Executives have left their jobs a) in the last 12
months b) through voluntary redundancy c)involuntary redundancy and
c) how many of these officers have been re-employed within the
health sector?
Yours faithfully,
D. Speers
Department of Health
20 March 2009
Thank you for your enquiry.
We aim to respond within 20 working days.
If there is likely to be any delay we will contact you to let you know.
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From: D. Speers
20 March 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
I look forward to your aim being achieved. Thank you I appreciate
your time.
Yours sincerely,
D. Speers
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Department of Health
20 April 2009
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From: D. Speers
20 April 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
Thank you I appreciate your response. However, I am concerned that
"It is the responsibility of NHS organisations to maintain this
information and the Department does not routinely contact NHS
organisations to investigate the accuracy of this information.
Therefore the results cannot be relied upon as an accurate answer
to your questions."
Does this occur with internal promotions too?
Yours sincerely,
D. Speers
Department of Health
21 April 2009
Thank you for your enquiry.
We aim to respond within 20 working days.
If there is likely to be any delay we will contact you to let you know.
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From: D. Speers
21 April 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
Thank you for the information on NHS CEO statistics and I will wait
for the answer on internal promotions.
Thanks again
Yours sincerely,
D. Speers
Department of Health
18 May 2009
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From: D. Speers
18 May 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of
Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Department of
Health's handling of my FOI request 'Management statistics of NHS
and Foundation Trusts'.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is
available on the Internet at this address:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ma...
I remain concerned that whilst this information is very much a
public concern, it appears " The Department does not validate data
that will not be routinely made available to the public because
this would place an unnecessary and costly burden on NHS
organisations and the Department. This includes data on ‘internal
promotions’ and I question why this information is not routinely
made available to the public
Yours sincerely,
D. Speers
Department of Health
21 May 2009
Dear Ms Speers
Thankyou for your email of 18 May requesting an internal review into your
correspondence relating to "Management statistics of NHS and Foundation
Trusts".
We will respond to your request within the next 20 days
Yours sincerely
Tony Doole
Freedom of Information Team
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Department of Health
25 June 2009
Dear Ms Speers
Please find attached the Department of Health's response to your email of
18 May. Please accept my apologies for the delay.
Yours sincerely,
Tony Doole
Senior Casework Manager - Freedom of Information
Freedom of Information Team
Ministerial Briefing & Parliamentary Accountability
Direct Line: 020 7210 5028
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London SW1A 2NS
(See attached file: Dee Speers 401847R TD 24.06.09.pdf)
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D. Speers left an annotation (25 June 2009)
I am informed that :The Department of Health does not validate data that will not be routinely made
available to the public or used for internal work because this will place an unnecessary
and costly burden on NHS organisations and the Department.
The Department is
committed to minimising the number of data collections from NHS organisations, in line with wider Government policy on ‘reducing the burden’. There is a need to balance the benefits gained from publishing information, such as that you requested, against the
costs of collecting and validating the information, which uses up resources that could otherwise be focused on improving services for patients.
The Review of Central Returns (ROCR) website provides information on this process
(http://www.ic.nhs.uk/services/the-review...). ROCR outline that information should normally be collected for, i) accountability to Parliament, ii) performance management of the NHS, and iii) informing policy developments. The Department is undertaking a project to review its information requirements and will certainly take your comments into account.
In line with wider Government policy on ‘reducing the burden’....maybe DH costs accrued by issuing guidance on Independent Investigations as possible indicators of 'significant system failure' whilst withdrawing one of the main access criteria could be considered a waste of public funds?
Department of Health
14 July 2009
Dear Ms Speers
I am writing to you about your recent email seeking a response to your
original request on 27 March seeking an internal review into your previous
correspondence concerning the HSG (94) 27.
Please may I ask you to accept our apologies for the delay in responding to
you. Unfortunately, we had wrongly related this internal review request
with that for your other request for an internal review concerning NHS
statistics and data validation. You will recall receiving my letter of 25
June. We will now fast-track this outstanding request and will aim to
provide you with a reply by Friday 17 July at the very latest.
With the above in mind, it would be very much appreciated if you were able
to provide case reference numbers we usually quote with any further
requests for information under the provisions of the Freedom of Information
Act (FOIA) to avoid any confusion in the future.
Once again, please accept our apologies for this oversight.
Yours sincerely
Tony Doole
Senior Casework Manager - Freedom of Information
Freedom of Information Team
Direct Line: 020 7210 5028
GTN Tel: 7210 5028
Email: [email address]
Address: Department of Health | Room 317 Richmond House | 79 Whitehall |
London SW1A 2NS
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From: D. Speers
14 July 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
Thank you and my apolgies if I have added to the overall confusion.
For ease of reference, please can you put all "case reference
numbers we usually quote" at the top of the page as a sub heading
please.
Thanks again
Yours faithfully,
Dee Speers
From: D. Speers
17 December 2009
Dear Department of Health,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of
Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Department of
Health's handling of my FOI request 'Management statistics of NHS
and Foundation Trusts'.
You wrote to me:
"Please may I ask you to accept our apologies for the delay in
responding to you. Unfortunately, we had wrongly related this
internal review request
with that for your other request for an internal review concerning
NHS statistics and data validation. You will recall receiving my
letter of 25 June. We will now fast-track this outstanding request
and will aim to
provide you with a reply by Friday 17 July at the very latest.
I am still waiting!
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is
available on the Internet at this address:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ma...
Yours faithfully,
D. Speers
Department of Health
23 December 2009
Dear Mrs Speers
Please find attached the result of your internal review request about
management statistics of NHS and Foundation Trusts.
(See attached file: 401847R - Speers.pdf)
Yours sincerely
Lynn
Lynn Swyny
Freedom of Information Case Manager
Department of Health
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From: D. Speers
23 December 2009
Dear Department of Health,
Thank you for responding to my FOI request, I appreciate your time.
I have noted your request for quoting case numbers in future
although I had thought that different titles may have
differentiated my requests.
Thank you again and Seasons greetings
Yours faithfully,
D. Speers
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D. Speers left an annotation (18 May 2009)
Initial question"In the light of recent problems at Mid Staffs hospital and now Birmingham Children's hospital, both now Foundation Trust hospitals
I believe. Can I have information on how many NHS or FoundationTrust Chief Executives have left their jobs a) in the last 12 months b) through voluntary redundancy c)involuntary redundancy and
c) how many of these officers have been re-employed within the health sector?
DH have responded " The Department does not validate data that will not be routinely made available to the public because this would place an unnecessary and costly burden on NHS organisations and the Department. This includes data on ‘internal promotions’"
Any ideas?
Thanks
Dee:o/
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