Copies of requests for temporary staffing cover

The request was successful.

Ms Siliang Tian MSc BA LLB

Dear Southern Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland),

Freedom of Information request - Direct Engagement of Locum Staff using third parties

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I would be interested in any information held by your organisation regarding my request. I understand that I do not have to specify particular files or documents and it is the departments responsibility to provide the information I require. If you need further clarification please contact me via this website (or email). I would like to request the following information:

1. Copies of all "Request to Agency for Worker" documents/files sent out to agencies in the last three weeks please.
2. A copy of the template of this file in use for this as of 29th May 2018 please.

I understand these are usually sent as MS word .docx files, possibly with the reference FM2 ( Original Issue 31st December 2013 - V 4)

I would like the information to be provided by email or on this website in electronic form. If my request is denied in whole or in part I ask that you justify all deletions by reference to specific exemptions of the act. I will also expect you to release all non-exempt material. I reserve the right to appeal your decision to withhold any information or to charge excessive fees. I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received this request. I look forward to your response within 20 working days as outlined by the statute. Many thanks for your assistance with this request.

Yours faithfully,

Ms Siliang Tian MSc BA LLB

Team, Foi, Southern Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland)

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Dear Ms Tian

Please find attached acknowledgement letter in respect of your recent FOI
request to the Southern Health & Social Care Trust.
Kind regards

Janet McKay

Information Governance Officer

Southern Health & Social Care Trust

 

 

The Information and the Material transmitted is intended only for the
person or entity to which it is addressed and may be Confidential/Privileged
Information and/or copyright material.

Any review, transmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of
any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities
other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you receive this in error,
please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer.

Southern Health & Social Care Trust archive all Email (sent & received)
for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the Trust 'IT Security Policy',
Corporate Governance and to facilitate FOI requests.

Southern Health & Social Care Trust IT Department 028 375 63600

Ms Siliang Tian MSc BA LLB

Dear Team, Foi,

Just a gentle reminder that there are now only two days remaining until the deadline for a reply.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Many thanks for providing this important and valued service.

Yours sincerely,

Ms Siliang Tian MSc BA LLB

Ms Siliang Tian MSc BA LLB

Dear Team, Foi,

Just a gentle nudge that your response is expected in the next 1 hour 50 minutes. Thank you very much for your help with this.

Yours sincerely,

Ms Siliang Tian MSc BA LLB

Ms Siliang Tian MSc BA LLB

Dear Team, Foi,

I would be very grateful if you could please respond to this request today. I appreciate you will be extremely busy and I very much appreciate the important work you do. A response was due on 29/06/18 it is now 02/07/18.

The act requires that a response is sent promptly and, should additional time have been required this ought to have been requested in writing before the deadline elapsed.

I would very much appreciate if you could get the data across to me as a matter of urgency today.

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

Ms Siliang Tian MSc BA LLB

Team, Foi, Southern Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland)

Dear Ms Tian
Thank you for your email. I apologise for the delay in responding to your request. There is a lot of information to be collated and reviewed and this is currently underway. I will be in contact with you as soon as possible.
Kind regards
Janet McKay
Information Governance Officer
Southern Health & Social Care Trust

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Ms Siliang Tian MSc BA LLB

Dear Team, Foi,

Thanks for getting back to me Janet, I appreciate the effort. Good to know everything is in hand.

Thanks also for your help with this. It is very much appreciated.

Yours sincerely,

Ms Siliang Tian MSc BA LLB

Ms Siliang Tian MSc BA LLB

Dear Janet,

Just contacting for an update on when you expect this information to be available.

I would very much appreciate if an indicative estimated timescale could be prepared and trust that this will not be much longer. Obviously a response should have been prompt and ideally within statutory 20 days, but I do appreciate your comment that there was a lot of data, and I am very sympathetic to and grateful for your efforts. That said, I sincerely hope that you will be in a position to comply with the request soon.

Yours sincerely,

Ms Siliang Tian MSc BA LLB

Team, Foi, Southern Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland)

Dear Ms Tian

Thank you for your email. Due to there being personal information contained in the data you have requested the delay is because of the redaction of this information.

We wish to apologise again for the ongoing delay and can advise that we hope to have the information with you by the end of this week.

Kind Regards

Karen Harrison
On behalf of Janet McKay

Information Governance Dept
Southern Health & Social Care Trust

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Ms Siliang Tian MSc BA LLB

Dear Team, Foi,

Thanks folks, much appreciated. As such adverts are pre-candidate selection I'm a bit suprised there were a lot of personal details but I guess I'll see what you mean soon enough.

Thanks for your help and keep up the good work!

Yours sincerely,

Ms Siliang Tian MSc BA LLB

Ms Siliang Tian MSc BA LLB

Dear Team, Foi,

Hope my request hasn't caused too much work for you folks.

Just to say I notice you didn't managed to get the data back to me last week as intended, but, from the sound of things I suspect that means a herculean effort is going on at your end. I am a bit surprised there is such a significant volume of information, assuming you're redacting reporting information or something?

Anyway I would ask that only that identifiable personal information which is exempt from disclosure under GDPR is redacted and all other details left. :-)

Thanks again for your help. I hope to receive the data soon.

Apologies once again for the degree of work this request appears to have created for you - it is appreciated!

Yours sincerely,

Ms Siliang Tian MSc BA LLB

Team, Foi, Southern Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland)

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Dear Ms Tian

 

Please see attached response in respect of your recent Freedom Of
Information request to the Southern Health & Social Care Trust.

 

We wish to apologise for the delay.

 

Kind regards

Karen Harrison

Information Governance Dept

Southern Health & Social Care Trust

 

The Information and the Material transmitted is intended only for the
person or entity to which it is addressed and may be Confidential/Privileged
Information and/or copyright material.

Any review, transmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of
any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities
other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you receive this in error,
please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer.

Southern Health & Social Care Trust archive all Email (sent & received)
for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the Trust 'IT Security Policy',
Corporate Governance and to facilitate FOI requests.

Southern Health & Social Care Trust IT Department 028 375 63600