Asbestos in hospitals

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Dear Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,

This is a Freedom of Information request for the following information. Please provide me with;
1. A list of the hospitals and related buildings in your trust that contain asbestos in surveys carried out over the last ten years. Please include the following:
A. Building name
B. Address
C. Type and degree of asbestos present
D. Whether it poses a health risk to staff and/or patients.
2. The date and outcome of the last independent audit, survey or inspection of each of these hospitals and their related buildings.
3. The details of any reported incidents of asbestos exposure in these hospitals between 2011 and 2016.
4. The number of hospital employees or patients that have pursued a claim against you for exposure to asbestos within your trust’s hospital buildings.
5. The number of these claims that have been settled.
6. The amount of money that has been paid in settlement of these claims (with and without your authority accepting responsibility).
I would like to receive a copy of this information electronically.
Please send me an email to confirm receipt of this request.

Yours faithfully,

Catrin Hughes

FOI Requests - Freedom of Information - SFH-KMH,

Thank you for your request for information to Sherwood Forest Hospitals.
Your request was received on the 23rd February 2017 and under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act; you will receive a response by the 23rd March 2017.
If you have any queries in the interim, please do not hesitate to contact me at the address above, quoting the reference number at the top of this email.

Katie Towndrow|Information Governance Co-ordinator
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

ext. 4530
Direct Dial: 01623 435442

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FOI Requests - Freedom of Information - SFH-KMH,

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Dear Ms Hughes

Please find attached response to your FOI request

Kind regards,
Joseff

Joseff Eynon-Freeman|Information Governance Co-ordinator
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

ext (85)41442
Direct Dial: 01623 435442
Email - [email address]

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Dear FOI Requests - Freedom of Information - SFH-KMH,

Thank you. I look forward to receiving the information that the NHSLA are dealing with.

Yours sincerely,

Catrin Hughes