Entitlement to free health service treatment

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Dear Southern Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland),

Following the response to my previous FOI request (Ref: FOI – 926) (https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/e...), I wanted to ask the following questions for clarification about the number of people who have been asked to prove their entitlement to free health service treatment.

1. How many letters from your trust requesting evidence of entitlement to free health service treatment have been sent for the following years:
a. 2019
b. 2020
c. 2021

2. How many questionnaires from these letters have been returned for the following years:
a. 2019
b. 2020
c. 2021

3. How many of the returned questionnaires were received from EEA nationals in the following years:
a. 2019
b. 2020
c. 2021

If you cannot answer all the questions, please answer those that you can.

Yours faithfully,

Alice Welsh

Team, Foi, Southern Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland)

Thank you for your email.

 

We acknowledge receipt of your request.

 

You will be aware of the significant pressures on our health and social
care services during the current surge of the Covid-19 pandemic. During
this time we have been asking our staff to prioritise their professional
caring duties and to support front line health and social care services in
responding to the emergency. This has understandably had an impact on
other duties within their role such as responding to legislative
requirements under FOI and the processing of Subject Access Requests. 

 

We assure you that your request will be logged and processed, and we will
do our utmost to respond as quickly as possible.

 

Yours faithfully

 

Information Governance Team

 

Team, Foi, Southern Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland)

Dear Ms Welsh

We acknowledge receipt of your email to Southern Health and Social Care Trust:

Information in relation to letters sent from the Trust requesting evidence of entitlement to free health service treatment

If you have submitted a request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) or the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR), your request will be considered and you will receive our response within the statutory timescale of 20 working days.

The reference number for your email is FOI/1052.

Should you have any further inquiries concerning this matter, please reply to this email leaving the subject line unchanged.

Yours sincerely,
Southern Health and Social Care Trust

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Team, Foi, Southern Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland)

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Dear Ms Welsh

Please find attached FOI response in respect of your recent request to the Southern Health & Social Care Trust.

Kind regards
Janet McKay
Information Governance Officer
Southern Health & Social Care Trust

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