Subject access requests- GDPR
Dear North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust,
Please could you kindly take a look at the following questions:
1. How many SARs (not other types of data protection requests) have been made to the trust in the last 12 months?
2. How many SAR requests have gone over a deadline (either the standard 30 day allocation or the extended 90 day allocation for more complicated responses)?
3. How many staff are usually contacted to provide data to contribute to the request?
4. On average how many hours are spent dealing with a SAR?
5. Do you have any software to assist with SAR production and if so, which?
6. Who has budget responsibility over the costs & resources required to respond to the SARs? Please provide
Name:
Title:
Direct Email:
Direct Phone Number:
Yours faithfully,
Darren Spence
Dear Darren
Reference Number FOI 2022 - 1350
Thank you for your request for information about North West Anglia NHS
Foundation Trust.
We anticipate being able to respond within the specified timescale.
In the meantime if you have any questions regarding this request please
contact us directly quoting the reference number above.
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust comprises of Peterborough City
Hospital, Hinchingbrooke Hospital and Stamford & Rutland Hospital. The
Trust also provides community clinics at Princess of Wales Hospital in
Ely, Doddington Hospital and North Cambs Hospital in Wisbech. Further
information is available via our website [1]www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk.
Any future Freedom of Information requests should be addressed to North
West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust using the email address below.
FOI Team
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Email: [2][cyfeiriad ebost]
[3]www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk
Ref: FOI/2022/1350
Dear Darren
Thank you for your recent enquiry under the Freedom of Information Act.
Please find your response detailed below.
Requesters Questions and Trust Response:
1. How many SARs (not other types of data protection requests) have
been made to the trust in the last 12 months?
3960 (This figure includes 179 that are due to be completed this month)
2. How many SAR requests have gone over a deadline (either the
standard 30 day allocation or the extended 90 day allocation for more
complicated responses)?
22
3. How many staff are usually contacted to provide data to
contribute to the request?
3 WTE
4. On average how many hours are spent dealing with a SAR?
This depends on the amount of information needed – a single SAR can take
as little as 5 minutes to as much as 7.5hours
5. Do you have any software to assist with SAR production and if so,
which?
AMS
6. Who has budget responsibility over the costs & resources required
to respond to the SARs? Please provide:
Name: Kathleen Walker / Rhianna Gathercole
Title: Service Manager for Outpatients & Health Records / Health Records
Manager
Direct Email: [1][email address] / [2][email address]
Direct Phone Number: 01733 677132
Please note that this response has been provided within the 20 working day
timeframe as stipulated in the Act.
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust comprises of Peterborough City
Hospital, Hinchingbrooke Hospital and Stamford & Rutland Hospital. The
Trust also provides community clinics at Princess of Wales Hospital in
Ely, Doddington Hospital and North Cambs Hospital in Wisbech. Further
information is available via our website [3]www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk.
If you disagree with our decision or are dissatisfied with how we have
dealt with your request in the first instance you may contact me on the
following email address [4][North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust request email] to request an
internal review.
Should you remain dissatisfied with the outcome you have a right under s50
of the Freedom of Information Act to appeal against the decision by
contacting:
Information Commissioner
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
SK9 5AF
Phone: 0303 123 1113
Email: [5][email address]
Yours sincerely
FOI Team
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Email: [6][North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust request email]
[7]www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk
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