Dear Ms Leahy,

FOI ref: 2017/1840 (2017/1654)

Further to your email below, I can now respond to your request clarified on 7th December 2017.

Following receipt of your request, searches were conducted within Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) to locate the requested information and I can confirm that the information requested is held by the Trust.

I would like to see action plans written from serious incident reports after deaths of inpatients, for the financial years 2010 to 2017 please

Please find attached as requested.

Please be advised redactions have been made in the document in line with S.40(2) (personal information) and S.41(1) (information provided in confidence).  These exemptions have been used to protect confidential information regarding deceased patients, their family members and staff members involved in their care.

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Yours sincerely

Julie Higginbottom

Information Governance Administrator

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

225 Old Street

Ashton-under-Lyne OL6 7SR

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-----Original Message-----
From: Melanie leahy [
mailto:[FOI #446536 email]]
Sent: 07 December 2017 23:14
To: PENNINECARE, foi (PENNINE CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST)
Subject: RE: 2017/1654: Freedom of Information request - Action Plans

Dear PENNINECARE, foi (PENNINE CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST),

Yes, that's right, for the financial years 2010 to 2017 please

Yours sincerely,

Melanie leahy

-----Original Message-----

Good morning Melanie

I understand you are now requesting action plans only in relation to deaths of mental health service inpatients.

Please can you clarify the time period you now wish to cover.

Your request will be kept on hold until your response is received.

Kind regards

Sarah Browne

Senior Information Governance & Risk Officer Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

225 Old Street

Ashton-under-Lyne

OL6 7SR

Telephone: 0161 716 3146

Email:t[Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust request email]

Website: www.penninecare.nhs.uk

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