Complaints against Consultant Psychiatrists (Bootham Park Hospital)

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Dear York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,

Please provide me with the following information in full:

1. How many complaints have been received regarding the conduct/attitude/practice/treatment/care of the following consultant psychiatrists:

Dr Paul Blenkiron
Dr Susan Patricia Shaw
Dr Andrew Elmslie
Dr Bob Adams
Dr Mark Willis
Dr Elizabeth Elsworth

2. What was the nature of each of the complaint(s)?

3. Were the complaint(s) upheld?

4. What was the outcome of the complaint(s), and at what stage was each complaint resolved?

5. Have any of the above consultant psychiatrists ever undertaken retraining as the result of a complaint(s) made against them, and if so what training and when did this take place?

6. Has mental health service provision/delivery ever been amended/changed due to a complaint(s) being made against any of the above consultant psychiatrists or any other consultant psychiatrists?

7. Have any of the above consultant psychiatrists ever raised concerns regarding patient care/safety in respect of any of their colleagues?

8. Have any other staff members raised concerns regarding patient care/safety regarding any of the above consultant psychiatrists?

9. Have any other agencies/organisations raised concerns or filed a complaint against any of the above consultant psychiatrists?

10. Have any of the above consultant psychiatrists been subjected to disciplinary procedures, and if so what was the outcome of this?

Please note that if this information is not held by the PCT I would like to know which organisation holds such records, and how I may submit a Freedom Of Information Act Request to them to obtain this.

Yours faithfully,

[name removed]

Freedom of Information Requests,

Dear [name removed],

Having read through your request, I have passed it on to the appropriate
manager at the PCT in order for it to be processed. You should hear from
them in due course.

Many thanks,
Lydia

Lydia Dean
Information Governance Officer
Compliance Unit
Park House
York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
(01904 72) 5304

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Dear Freedom of Information Requests,

Please note the response to my FOI is now overdue, please ensure this is dealt with promptly.

Yours sincerely,

[name removed]

Freedom of Information Requests,

Dear [name removed]s,

As stated in the email below, your request is being dealt with by the
Primary Care Trust, not by York Teaching Hospital. As such, your
response will be sent out from their Freedom of Information Requests
team.

Best wishes,

Lydia Dean
Information Governance Officer
Compliance Unit
Park House
York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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