Grŵp Iechyd a Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol
Health and Social Services Group
ATISN 16886
Frank Seymour
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November 2022
Dear Mr. Seymour,
ATISN 16886 – Charging for Treatment
Thank you for your request to the Welsh Government for information under the Freedom of
Information Act (2000) received on 21November 2022. You have requested the following:
1. What discussions has the Welsh Government had with the Scottish Government on
charging patients for treatment?
2. Has the Welsh Government had any discussions on charging patients for treatment
in the last 3 years?
Our Response
1. Discussions have not taken place with the Scottish Government regarding charging
patients for treatment. However, Welsh Government do speak to other UK nations
with regards to existing charging rates.
2. There have been no discussions within Welsh Government regarding charging
patients for treatment within the last 3 years.
You may wish to be aware that Welsh Government continues to demonstrate its
commitment to achieve the vision and ambitions as set out in “A Healthier Wales”, our plan
for the future of health and social care, which was published in June 2018.
A healthier
Wales: long term plan for health and social care | GOV.WALES
I also attach a link to our NHS Planning Framework for 2022-2025 in which we set out the
next three years to deliver sustainable services for patients in Wales
NHS Wales Planning
Framework 2022 to 2025 | GOV.WALES
Next Steps
The request you sent me contains personal information about you - for example, your name
and address. The Welsh Government will be the data processor for this information and, in
accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation, it will be processed in order to
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fulfil our public task and meet our legal obligations under the Act to provide you with a
response.
We will only use this personal information to deal with your request and any matters which
arise as a result of it. We will keep your personal information and all other information
relating to your request for three years from the date on which your request is finally closed.
Your personal information will then be disposed of securely.
Under data protection legislation, you have the right:
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to be informed of the personal data we hold about you and to access it
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to require us to rectify inaccuracies in that data
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to (in certain circumstances) object to or restrict processing
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for (in certain circumstances) your data to be ‘erased’
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to (in certain circumstances) data portability
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to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) who is our
independent regulator for data protection
For further information about the information which the Welsh Government holds and its
use, or if you wish to exercise your rights under the GDPR, please see contact details
below:
Data Protection Officer
Welsh Government
Cathays Park
CARDIFF
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Email:
DataProtectionOfficer@gov.wales
If you are dissatisfied with the Welsh Government’s handling of your request, you can ask for an
internal review within 40 working days of the date of this response. Requests for an internal
review should be addressed to the Welsh Government’s Freedom of Information Officer at:
Information Rights Unit,
Welsh Government,
Cathays Park,
Cardiff,
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or Email:
Freedom.ofinformation@gov.wales Please remember to quote the ATISN reference number above.
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner. The Information
Commissioner can be contacted at:
Information Commissioner’s Office,
Wycliffe House,
Water Lane,
Wilmslow,
Cheshire,
SK9 5AF.
However, please note that the Commissioner will not normally investigate a complaint until it
has been through our own internal review process
Yours sincerely,
Jeanette Warren
Government Business Manager
Government and Corporate Business Team
