Board Administration
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Corporate HQ
J B Russell House
Gartnavel Royal Hospital
Campus
1055 Great Western Road
GLASGOW
G12 0XH
Telephone: 0141 201 4444
Mr Dan Farthing
Date
25 March 2019
Your Ref
FOI 14525
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Our Ref
AF / BRD / FOI 14525
request-537277-
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0141 201 4460
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Email
xxx@xxx.xxxx.xxx.xx
Dear Mr Farthing
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2002
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (SCOTLAND REGULATIONS 2004
Thank you for your request received on 6 December 2018 for the provision of the following
information:-
Please provide me with all recorded information which shows what person or group took the
decision to relocate the Haemophilia & Thrombosis Unit from Ward 1 to the St Mungo Building.
Please include in your response the recorded information which was considered by the person or
group taking the decision and any factors that were recorded as pertinent to the decision taken.
We are treating your request under our procedures for responding to requests for information
under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. I am now able to provide a response on
behalf of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) and this is given below. I acknowledge that
this response has been issued outwith the statutory timescale of 20 working days as set out in the
act, and I apologise for this delay and any inconvenience this has caused
Please provide me with all recorded information which shows what person or group took
the decision to relocate the Haemophilia & Thrombosis Unit from Ward 1 to the St Mungo
Building. Please include in your response the recorded information which was considered
by the person or group taking the decision and any factors that were recorded as pertinent
to the decision taken.
The North Sector Acting Director took the decision to look at relocating the centre given the GRI
inpatient service pressures. The Regional Services Directorate were then engaged with looking at
relocation options. The Directorate was clear that the centre should not move off the GRI site and
the St Mungo building was identified as a suitable area (with necessary refurbishment to meet
service needs). The St Mungo building would then serve to host the gastro and haemophilia
ambulatory outpatient services.
I have also attached the minutes of a series of meetings of the North Sector Senior Leadership
Team that took place between July 2017 and December 2018, at which this matter was discussed.
I have highlighted the relevant sections in yellow.
I hope that this is helpful. If you are not satisfied with our response to your request, you have a
right to request a review of this decision within 40 working days of receiving this response. The
attached note describes our review procedure. Your request for review must be in permanent form
and should state:
That you are asking for a review of this decision
and
Why you are unhappy with the response you have received.
If you wish us to carry out a review, please complete the form enclosed and return it to the Head of
Corporate Governance and Administration, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, Corporate HQ, JB
Russell House, Gartnavel Royal Hospital, 1055 Great Western Road, Glasgow G12 0XH or by
email to xxx@xxx.xxxx.xxx.xx
If following a review you remain dissatisfied with the outcome, you have the right to ask for advice,
assistance or to make a formal appeal in writing to the Scottish Information Commissioner, Kinburn
Castle, Doubledykes Road, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9DS or at www.itspublicknowledge.info/Appeal
If following appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner you still remain dissatisfied with the
outcome, you have a right of appeal to the Court of Session on a point of law against the decision
of the Scottish Information Commissioner.
Should you require any clarification about this letter or the right to request a review please contact
me at the details at the top of the first page of this letter.
Yours sincerely
Alison Flynn
Alison Flynn
Freedom of Information Manager
Standard Enclosures:
Request For Review Form
Procedure for review of decision notified