ECT
Dear West London NHS Trust,
Please could you provide data on the number of people who were/ are under your care, who received ECT per year for the years 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.
Please provide these figures broken down by age, gender, ethnicity and disability.
Yours faithfully,
Dr Amit Mukherjee
Dear Dr Mukherjee,
Further to your Freedom of Information request (our reference 257), under
Section 16 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and our duty to provide
advice and assistance, we would be grateful if you could clarify the scope
of your request.
Regarding ECT, is that Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) diagnosis or
something else?
Please note our response is on hold until we receive this clarification
from you.
Kind regards,
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FOI & SAR Officer
West London NHS Trust
Dear unnamed FOI officer,
Thank you for your recent correspondence.
ECT is Electro-convulsive therapy.
It is a treatment.
Not a diagnosis.
Yours sincerely,
Dr Amit Mukherjee
Dear foi foi,
Please respond to the clarification provided on the 28th July 2021
Yours sincerely,
Dr Amit Mukherjee
Dear Mr Mukherjee
Thank you for your request.
Please find below our response.
1. Please could you provide data on the number of people who were/
are under your care, who received ECT per year for the years 2016, 2017,
2018, 2019, 2020.
Please provide these figures broken down by age, gender, ethnicity and
disability
Response Plesae refere to Annex A as attached.
NB ( *) As the response to this is less than five, the Trust’s position is
that disclosure of this information could potentially identify the
individuals involved, especially if combined with other data, and this
would constitute a breach of Data Protection Legislation. Therefore, this
information is exempt from disclosure under section 40(2) of the Freedom
of Information Act 2000 on the grounds that it is personal information.
If you are dissatisfied with this response and wish to appeal then please
let us know by writing to:
Information Governance
West London NHS Trust
Trust Headquarters
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Email: [1][West London NHS Trust request email] .
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Kind regards
Nahida Rahman
Information Governance Facilitator
West London NHS Trust
[2][email address]
Dear West London NHS Trust,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of West London NHS Trust's handling of my FOI request 'ECT'.
When it comes to age distribution, you have picked up random age numbers and put * next to it. It is a very unusual way to present data.
You have also mentioned an ethnicity called British without mentioning if this is British White or British Indian.
I would like to request a review of this decision, as per the ICO guidance on the matter [https://ico.org.uk/media/for-organisatio....
As the ICO says, the purpose of the FOI Act is to promote open data, and by providing it in a reusable format, you will be making it available not only to me, but to many others who may find it useful.
Please also balance the time you may save by removing the need to reply to future requests for this data, once it has been shared in public on WhatDoTheyKnow.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/e...
Yours faithfully,
Dr Amit Mukherjee
Dear Mr Mukherjee
Thank you for your Freedom of Information request (our ref: 317) received
3^rd September 2021. We will aim to respond within 20 working days.
Kind regards
Nahida Rahman
Information Governance Facilitator
West London NHS Trust
Dear Dr Mukherjee
Thank you for your email received 03 September 2021 requesting an Internal
Review of the Freedom of Information request (our ref: 257) released on 12
August 2021. We will aim to respond within 20 working days.
Please note that due to unforeseen circumstance arising from the COVID-19
global pandemic, the Trust may require extra time to complete your
request.
We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause you.
Please quote our reference above if you need to communicate with us at any
time.
Kind regards,
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FOI & SAR Officer
West London NHS Trust
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