Compromise agreements/gagging orders (2009 - 2019)

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Dear North Bristol NHS Trust,

I wish to see the total number of compromise agreements or 'gagging orders' made by the trust from 01/01/2009 through to 05/08/2019 and the total amount spent per year.

For example: Year - Number of agreements/orders - Total spend

Yours faithfully,

Joseph Lloyd

Freedom of Information, North Bristol NHS Trust

Dear Mr Lloyd

Thank you for your request for information under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate department for consideration and will be responded to within 20 working days.

Your ref: 5657-08-19

Kind Regards

Helen

Helen Williamson
Head of Information Governance, Business Intelligence Team, IM&T
Work Pattern: Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri 7:30am – 5:00pm
Annual Leave Notice:
Christopher Hancock Building, Southmead Hospital
North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, BS10 5NB
T: 0117 41 44767
E: [email address]

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Freedom of Information, North Bristol NHS Trust

Dear Mr Lloyd

Thank you for your request for information of 5th August 2019, apologies for the delay in responding. In compliance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000, our response is below.

The Trust is unable to answer your questions as follows:

An extensive amount of time will be required to go through 292 cases and identify whether or not they have a non-disclosure agreement on them and any compensation was paid; estimated at 45 minutes per case therefore 292 x 45.

The Trust settles cases with a non-disclosure agreements very rarely, which reflects our searches so far.

We should advise that you have the right to complain about this response by reference to the complaints procedure of the North Bristol NHS Trust, in which case you should write to:

Advice & Complaints Team (ACT)
Beaufort House,
Beaufort Way,
Southmead Hospital,
Southmead,
Bristol BS10 5NB

Email: [email address]

If you remain dissatisfied with the decision of North Bristol NHS Trust following your complaint, you may write to the Information Commissioner, whose address is:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire SK9 5AF

The Trust asks that you note, that the information you have been supplied may be subject to the Copyright, Designs & Patents Act 1988. You may re-use the information provided for personal use, (not including logos), free of charge in any format or medium. However, you must re-use it accurately and not in a misleading context. You must acknowledge the information as North Bristol NHS Trust copyright and give the title of the document/publication. Where we have identified any third party copyright material you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned.

Kind Regards

Helen

Helen Williamson
Head of Information Governance, Business Intelligence Team, IM&T
Work Pattern: Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri 7:30am – 5:00pm
Annual Leave Notice:
Christopher Hancock Building, Southmead Hospital
North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, BS10 5NB
T: 0117 41 44767
E: [email address]

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