CPAP

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Dear University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust,

Please could I request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act. for the County Hospital (Stafford)
1. The total number of new patients with diagnosed Sleep Apnoea, that have been set up on Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) devices within the period 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023?

2. A list of the CPAP devices suppliers used by the hospital, with total quantity of devices purchased from each supplier between 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023?
3. As of the date of this request, how many patients diagnosed with sleep apnoea are on the waiting list for setup on CPAP therapy?

Please could I request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act. for the Royal Stoke University Hospital
1. The total number of new patients with diagnosed Sleep Apnoea, that have been set up on Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) devices within the period 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023?

2. A list of the CPAP devices suppliers used by the hospital, with total quantity of devices purchased from each supplier between 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023?
3. As of the date of this request, how many patients diagnosed with sleep apnoea are on the waiting list for setup on CPAP therapy?

Yours faithfully,

Vic Spence

FOI, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

Dear madam,

 

I have been asked to contact you for proof of identity;

 

The FOI Act clearly states that  If we suspect that the request has come
from a Pseudonym we are entitled to request proof of the person’s
identity, as provision of a Pseudonym invalidates a request, therefore
please can you  provide a photo copy of your driver’s licence or other
official document that validates your identity. Please note that we have
previously asked you for proof of identity many times and you have failed
to produce this

 

 

Please note:

UHNM’s  request for identification is in  compliance with the Information
Commissioner guidance “Recognising a request made under the Freedom of
Information Act (section 8) Version 1.2”.  We would like to  draw your
attention to paragraphs 14, 15, 16, 20, 21 22 and 35 of this guidance. 
https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/gui...
and “What makes a valid request?”

 

Therefore we are requesting this from  you as this appears not to be the
first request you have made and the request has other characteristics that
might suggest you are working on behalf of a company/ corporate body. 

 

Section 8 – “Real name” checks

Can you please confirm that you are only submitting this request for your
personal use or that of an unstructured group and not on behalf of a
company/corporate body? 

If you are making the request on behalf of a company/corporate body as an
employee, then you should declare the real company name and this will
enable us to consider the validity of the request.

 

This approach is in compliance with the Information Commissioner guidance
“Recognising a request made under the Freedom of Information Act (section
8) Version 1.2”.  Your attention is drawn to paragraphs 14, 15, 16, 20, 21
22 and 35 of this guidance. 
[1]https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/gui...
and What makes a valid request?

We are asking you because this appears not to be the first request you
have made and the request has other characteristics that might suggest you
are working on behalf of a company/body corporate. 

 

The Trust needs to be assured that time spent on requests within a 60
working day period does not exceed the appropriate limit for each
applicant, be that a person, group or company.   In this way we promote
fair use of the Act and best use of our resources.

 

The ICO states:

 

The Act recognises that freedom of information requests are not the only
demand on the resources of a public authority. They should not be allowed
to cause a drain on your time, energy and finances to the extent that they
negatively affect your normal public functions.

 

 

The Trust cannot assess fair processing without your response to this
email and there is no right of appeal with the ICO, if the real name is
not used. (See ICO guidance).

 

 

UHNM needs to be assured that time spent on requests within a 60 working
day period does not exceed the appropriate limit for each applicant, be
that a person, group or company.   In this way we promote fair use of the
Act and best use of our resources.

 

The ICO states:

 

The Act recognises that freedom of information requests are not the only
demand on the resources of a public authority. They should not be allowed
to cause a drain on your time, energy and finances to the extent that they
negatively affect your normal public functions.

 

The Trust cannot assess fair processing without your response to this
email and there is no right of appeal with the ICO, if the real name is
not used. (See ICO guidance).

 

Your request will therefore be paused until we receive the information
requested. We will continue to process your request when we you have
supplied this. If we do not hear from you within two months we will close
your request

 

 

 

Many thanks

Data Security and Protection

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

 

 

 

 

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Dear FOI,

Please could you confirm what form of ID you require, I am student currently completing a research paper

Yours sincerely,

Vic Spence

FOI, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

Thank you for your email- see below our email to you which states the type of documents that we would accept as proof of ID

Regards

DSP team

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