Bounty

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Dear Sirs,

I am writing to you to ask for information regarding Bounty representatives being given access to hospital wards.

In the 12 months to date (23.08.18) please confirm the following:

1) Whether the Trust currently is, or has been in the past 12 months, engaged in a contract or written agreement with Bounty UK Limited. If the Trust is currently engaged in a contract please attach a copy of it, making necessary redactions in order to comply with the Act. Please provide the date that the contract began and/ or ended. Please provide an overview of the terms of payment. (i.e. per mother visited / per photo pack purchased).

2) Please confirm how much money has been paid to the Trust by Bounty UK Limited in the past 12 months and how many new mothers are recorded as having been approached by Bounty representatives (if held).

3) Please provide details of the policies the Trust has in place with regards to protecting new mothers (i.e are representatives allowed on any ward at any time, or do they have restricted access? Are mothers given the option to opt out of being visited?)

4) Please confirm the number of complaints made to the Trust by new parents. If not time prohibitive, please provide details of the complaints.

I trust that the scope of my request is not so broad to be refused, but should you plan to reject it on those grounds please prioritise questions one and two.

Yours sincerely,

Sara Spary

Freedom Of Information (RBK) Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust,

Dear Sara,

Thank you for your email requesting information relating to Bounty UK LTD

Your request is being processed under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act and will be answered within twenty working days.

If you have any requirements regarding the format any information should be supplied in e.g. the language to be used, audio, large print and so on, then please let us know.

If you have any queries about this request do not hesitate to contact us quoting the reference number above.

Kind Regards

Freedom of Information / Information Governance
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Walsall Manor Hospital
(: 01922 721172 (ext. 5701)
*: [email address]

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Dear Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust's handling of my FOI request 'Bounty', as I have had no response within the timeframe set out in the Act.

Yours faithfully,

Sara Spary

Freedom Of Information (RBK) Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust,

Dear Sara

Re: Freedom of Information request 290/18 Bounty UK LTD

Thank you for your email received in our office on the 22/08/2018 when you requested information pertaining to the above subject.

We are currently working on this information in order to provide our response, but unfortunately require more time. We hope to let you have a response by the 18/10/2018

. If you have any queries about this request do not hesitate to contact us quoting the reference number above.

Kind Regards

Freedom of Information / Information Governance
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Walsall Manor Hospital
(: 01922 721172 (ext. 5701)
*: [email address]

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Freedom Of Information (RBK) Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust,

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Dear Sara,

 

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request.  We are pleased to
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Dear Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust's handling of my FOI request 'Bounty'.

I understand you have refused part of my request stating commercial confidentiality. Considering the public interest, other Trusts have either provided this detail in full or have sent copies of the contract and terms with necessary redactions made.

Furthermore, there is precedent in this information being released: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/...

The public interest in releasing this information is heightened and enduring. For example as indicated by recent media attention and by mothers coming forward to share worrying experiences as detailed below.

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/b...
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/n...
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
https://www.mumsnet.com/campaigns/bounty...

Yours faithfully,

Sara Spary

Freedom Of Information (RBK) Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust,

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Hi Sara,
Please see attached the response to your request for a review in to the way your request was dealt with. Please accept our apologies for the delay in responding to your request.

Regards

Freedom of Information / Information Governance
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Walsall Manor Hospital
: [email address]

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Irvin Mark (RBK) Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust,

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Hi Sara,
Please see attached the response to your request for a review in to the information disclosed to you. Please accept our apologies for the delay in responding to your request.

Regards

Freedom of Information / Information Governance
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Walsall Manor Hospital
: [email address]

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