COVID-19 Testing

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Dear Department of Health and Social Care,

To ask the UK Department of Health and Social Care to publish all documents relating/regarding discussions it has had between itself and the devolved Scottish Health Department regarding COVID-19 testing .

Yours faithfully,

James Keenan

Department of Health and Social Care

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Thank you for contacting the Department of Health and Social Care. 

We are currently experiencing high volumes of enquiries and we are
focusing our resources on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) response.

The answers to many questions, including the latest information on
COVID-19, can be found on [1]GOV.UK, the [2]Department of Health and
Social Care website or by visiting the [3]NHS website. We may not respond
to you if the answer to your enquiry can be found on either of these
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If you are a student looking to join the NHS, please visit the HEE website
for detailed guidance for [8]nurses and [9]doctors respectively. 

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3. https://www.nhs.uk/
4. https://111.nhs.uk/covid-19/
5. https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus-support-f...
6. https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/
7. http://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/re...
8. https://www.hee.nhs.uk/news-blogs-events...
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10. https://www.goodsamapp.org/nhs/
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Department of Health and Social Care

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Dear Mr Keenan,

Please find attached the Department of Health and Social Care's response
to your recent FOI request (our ref: FOI-1226968  ) 

Yours sincerely,

 Nicole Mercer 

Freedom of Information team
Department of Health and Social Care

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Dear Department of Health and Social Care,

All correspondence between Matt Hancock MP and Jeane Freeman MSP, with reference to Covid-19 testing, between the period January 24th and 9th March 2020. This to include all pre-meeting briefings, agenda, notes, and minutes, as well as action points.

Yours faithfully,

James Keenan

Department of Health and Social Care

This is an acknowledgement - please do not reply to this email.

Thank you for contacting the Department of Health and Social Care. 

We are currently experiencing high volumes of enquiries and we are
focusing our resources on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) response.

The answers to many questions, including the latest information on
COVID-19, can be found on [1]GOV.UK, the [2]Department of Health and
Social Care website or by visiting the [3]NHS website. We may not respond
to you if the answer to your enquiry can be found on either of these
websites. Where a reply is appropriate, we aim to send a response within
18 working days, or 20 working days if your query is a Freedom of
Information request or complaint.

If you are experiencing symptoms related to COVID-19, please
visit [4]111.nhs.uk or telephone your GP surgery immediately for further
advice. Do not go to a GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital directly.

If your organisation can offer support to help with the response to
coronavirus, including the supply of personal protective equipment, the
Government has set up an [5]online hub to compile and respond to all
offers. 

If you are clinician looking to support the NHS, please visit the [6]NHS
Professionals website for further information. 

If you are a clinician who has retired within the last 6 years and would
like more information on how to apply for the temporary register, please
visit the [7]NHS England website for further information. 

If you are a student looking to join the NHS, please visit the HEE website
for detailed guidance for [8]nurses and [9]doctors respectively. 

If you are seeking to offer your time to/volunteer for the NHS, please
visit [10]this website for more information.

The Department of Health and Social Care does not process complaints about
the NHS or social services. If you wish to make a complaint about a
healthcare professional, an NHS organisation or a social care provider,
please visit the [11]Complaints Procedure page on GOV.UK.

You can find out more about the Department’s commitments from our Personal
Information
Charterhttps://www.gov.uk/government/organisati....

This e-mail and any attachments is intended only for the attention of the
addressee(s). Its unauthorised use, disclosure, storage or copying is not
permitted. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy all
copies and inform the sender by return e-mail. Any views expressed in this
message are not necessarily those of the Department of Health and Social
Care. Please note: Incoming and outgoing email messages are routinely
monitored for compliance with our policy on the use of electronic
communications.

References

Visible links
1. https://www.gov.uk/
2. https://www.gov.uk/government/organisati...
3. https://www.nhs.uk/
4. https://111.nhs.uk/covid-19/
5. https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus-support-f...
6. https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/
7. http://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/re...
8. https://www.hee.nhs.uk/news-blogs-events...
9. https://www.hee.nhs.uk/news-blogs-events...
10. https://www.goodsamapp.org/nhs/
11. https://www.gov.uk/government/organisati...

Dear Department of Health and Social Care,

Can you advise when I expect to receive an answer to my amended request I submitted on the 5th June 2002. I have narrowed the search dates.

Yours faithfully,

James Keenan

Dear Department of Health and Social Care,

Deadline for this request has now passed, whilst I understand the situation with regard to answering these, please could you give me some indication as to when I could expect an answer?

If there is a delay can you tell me who is causing this?

Yours faithfully,

James Keenan

Dear Department of Health and Social Care,

Can you give me a timeframe for a response to this request?

Yours faithfully,

James Keenan

Dear Department of Health and Social Care,

The response to your request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, You should have responded by now, even given the current COVID pandemic, this request is long, long overdue. Please respond otherwise I will be taking this further.

Yours faithfully,

James Keenan

Dear Department of Health and Social Care,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of Department of Health and Social Care's handling of my FOI request 'COVID-19 Testing'.

Dear Department of Health and Social Care,

All correspondence between Matt Hancock MP and Jeane Freeman MSP, with reference to Covid-19 testing, between the period January 24th and 9th March 2020. This to include all pre-meeting briefings, agenda, notes, and minutes, as well as action points.

This long overdue, and I have been very patient given the current Covid crisis. I have clarified the response, and since then, nothing.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/c...

Yours faithfully,

James Keenan

FreedomofInformation, Department of Health and Social Care

Dear Mr Keenan,

Thank you for your email.

An internal review cannot be carried out until you have received a response to your initial request. The Department intends to respond as soon as it is able and we apologise for the delay in doing so.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Team
Department of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care

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Dear Mr Keenan,

I apologise for the delayed response.

Please find attached the Department of Health and Social Care's response
to your recent FOI request (our ref: FOI-1231570). 

Yours sincerely,

 Nicole Mercer 

Freedom of Information Team
Department of Health and Social Care

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