Bounty

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Dear Sirs,

I am writing to you to ask for information regarding Bounty representatives being given access to hospital wards.

In the 12 months to date (23.08.18) please confirm the following:

1) Whether the Trust currently is, or has been in the past 12 months, engaged in a contract or written agreement with Bounty UK Limited. If the Trust is currently engaged in a contract please attach a copy of it, making necessary redactions in order to comply with the Act. Please provide the date that the contract began and/ or ended. Please provide an overview of the terms of payment. (i.e. per mother visited / per photo pack purchased).

2) Please confirm how much money has been paid to the Trust by Bounty UK Limited in the past 12 months and how many new mothers are recorded as having been approached by Bounty representatives (if held).

3) Please provide details of the policies the Trust has in place with regards to protecting new mothers (i.e are representatives allowed on any ward at any time, or do they have restricted access? Are mothers given the option to opt out of being visited?)

4) Please confirm the number of complaints made to the Trust by new parents. If not time prohibitive, please provide details of the complaints.

I trust that the scope of my request is not so broad to be refused, but should you plan to reject it on those grounds please prioritise questions one and two.

Yours sincerely,

Sara Spary

Dear The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King’s Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust,

I would be grateful if you could please acknowledge receipt of my request, sent last week.

Yours faithfully,

Sara Spary

Legal Services, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust

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Dear Sara,

Please attached the acknowledgement regarding your FOI request.

Your Sincerely

Vicky Townsend
Legal Support Officer
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
Gayton Road
Kings Lynn
Norfolk  PE30 4ET
Email: [email address
Tel: 01553 613998
Web: www.qehkl.nhs.uk

Working Hours: Mon & Tue 0830 – 1615
Wed 0830 - 1300

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Dear Legal Services,

A response is now well overdue, and I would appreciate a prompt response.

Yours sincerely,

Sara Spary

Dear The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King’s Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King’s Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust's handling of my FOI request 'Bounty'.

You have not responded to my request, despite prompts.

Yours faithfully,

Sara Spary

Legal Services, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust

Hello Ms Spary,

Please accept our apologies for the delay in answering your enquiry. Your request for a review has been passed to our Head of Legal Services and we will be contacting you again as soon as this has been completed

Kind regards

Brian Pursglove
Legal Services Support Officer
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
EMAIL: [email address]
Tel: 01553 613429
Fax: 01553 613426
Web: www.qehkl.nhs.uk

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Pursglove, Brian, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust

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Dear Ms Spary,

 

Please accept our apologies for the delay in responding to your enquiry.
Our Head of Legal Services has reviewed the handling of your request and
the delay was caused by increased workload within our Women and Children’s
division following the recent CQC inspection of the trust and the long
term absence of our Head of Midwifery.

 

Please see attached

 

Kind regards

 

Brian Pursglove

Legal Services Support Officer

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust

EMAIL: [1][email address]

Tel: 01553 613429

Fax: 01553 613426

Web: www.qehkl.nhs.uk

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