Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC) and Medical Associate Professions (MAPs)
Dear Department of Health and Social Care,
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Specifically, I seek details regarding any meetings, correspondence (including emails), and documents discussing Medical Associate Professions (MAPs), including "Physician Associates" and "Anaesthesia Associates," involving the following entities and individuals:
-Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC)
-Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
-NHS England (NHSE)
-Any Ministers or officials within these bodies
The timeframe for this request is from 1 October 2023 to 1 October 2024.
To clarify, the scope of this request includes, but is not limited to:
Any references to "MAPs," "Medical Associate Professions," "Physician Associates," or "Anaesthesia Associates" during the specified period
Meetings, correspondence, and emails related to these terms
If it would assist in facilitating this request or preventing excessive costs, I am open to discussing ways to refine or narrow the scope of the information requested.
Please provide the requested information in electronic format.
I understand that you are required to respond to this request within 20 working days, as stipulated under the FOIA 2000. Should you require any clarification, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you for your time and assistance.
Yours faithfully,
Jeremy Beakind
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Dear Mr Beakind,
Please find attached the Department of Health and Social Care's response
to your recent FOI request (our ref: FOI-1535047).
Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Team
Department of Health and Social Care
Dear Department of Health and Social Care,
Thank you for your response.
As proposed, I would like to instead limit responses relating to DHSC and the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges over the same time period. This should not be excessive.
Yours faithfully,
Jeremy Beakind
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the FOIA to provide you with a response within 20 working days. If DHSC is
unable to do this, we will contact you nearer the time.
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addressee(s). Its unauthorised use, disclosure, storage or copying is not
permitted. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy all
copies and inform the sender by return e-mail. Any views expressed in this
message are not necessarily those of the Department of Health and Social
Care. Please note: Incoming and outgoing email messages are routinely
monitored for compliance with our policy on the use of electronic
communications.
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