Complaints regarding abuse of patients detained under the Mental Health (Scotland) Act

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elizabeth thomson

Dear Information officer,

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information ( Scotland) Act 2002. In order to assist you, I am outlining my query as specifically as possible.

I would like to know:

The number of complaints made to your organisation either by patients; or on their behalf about the maltreatment of patients detained under the Mental Health (Scotland) Act since January 2014. Specifically regarding:

- Perceived physical abuse by staff, whether carers, nurses or doctors;
- Perceived psychological or emotional abuse by any of the above;
- The number of investigations opened during the above time period by the health board or any external agency of which you are aware as a result of receiving a complaint.

I would prefer to receive the information in the format you hold it. An exported file such as .xls or .csv from a database would be ideal. If providing this information is not possible then please explain why you cannot supply it.

If my request is denied in whole or part, I ask that you justify all deletions by reference to specific exemptions of the act.

If I can be of further assistance, please phone me on 07963524744 or email me at [email address] . Under section 16 of the act information officers have a duty to advise and assist the requester. As part of this duty I respectfully ask that if you anticipate any problems in responding to this request that you notify me immediately by telephone. I would prefer to receive all information and correspondence electronically.

Best wishes,

Elizabeth Thomson.

FOIRequests (NHS ORKNEY),

FOI Request – Acknowledgment of Receipt
I hereby acknowledge receipt of the request detailed below:
Reference number allocated to this request:
201819-130
(Please quote this reference number in any future correspondence relating to this request.)
The official date of your request is:
14/06/2018
A response should be sent to your request no later than:
12/07/2018
Note: NHS Orkney is a small remote and rural health board within Scotland. All responses to Freedom of Information requests are collated in accordance with the terms of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 states that a public authority must inform the applicant in writing whether it holds the requested information and if so, communicate that information to the applicant, promptly, but not later than 20 working days after receipt of the request.
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NHS Orkney
Headquarters, Garden House, New Scapa Road,
Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1BQ

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FOIRequests (NHS ORKNEY),

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Please find attached response to your Freedom of Information request.

Kind regards
Lizzy

Lizzy Walls
Freedom of Information (FOI) Officer
NHS Orkney Headquarters,
Garden House, New Scapa Road,
Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1BQ
Tel: 01856 888220
FOI Requests e-mail: [NHS Orkney request email]

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