DHCNI Funding towards Programmes and Projects within the Belfast Trust

Dermot the Designer made this Freedom of Information request to Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland) Automatic anti-spam measures are in place for this older request. Please let us know if a further response is expected or if you are having trouble responding.

The request was successful.

Dermot the Designer

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

Under the Freedom of Information act please can you provide me with the following procurement/financial information <in excel format> requested in the four questions below;

One: How much has been spent by your organisation on promotional merchandise/material for/on each/any of the DHCNI funded/commissioned projects and programmes in the last four years? Including <but not limited to> those referenced on the DHCNI website - https://dhcni.hscni.net/

<Promotional material includes anything that was branded/worn/displayed/ distributed to help promote or communicate awareness of the projects and programmes within your organisation and/or targeted audiences>

Two: How much funding has been provided to your organisation from each/any of the DHCNI funded/commissioned projects and programmes in the last four years? Including <but not limited to> those referenced on the DHCNI website - https://dhcni.hscni.net/

<Funding includes, costs towards staff resource/marketing material/equipment/communications/training/travel/accommodation>

Three: Has any employees within your organisation had to travel outside of Northern Ireland for any trips associated with each/any of the DHCNI funded/commissioned projects and programmes in the last four years? Including <but not limited to> those referenced on the DHCNI website - https://dhcni.hscni.net/

Four: If the answer is yes to question three, how many staff traveled, what was the destination and what was the total cost?

It would be expected that each of the questions above can be answered using procurement/financial/audited processes/cost references and software within your organisation, so that will save on time.

If you have any questions or seek clarity on anything I have asked, please do so by reply.

Yours faithfully,
Dermot

PublicLiaison-SM, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland)

Hi Dermot

I cannot access the link included in your email.

Can you please detail each of the programmes you are referring to please in the body of an email and we will be happy to begin then to process your request.

Many thanks

Cathy Shaw
Communications & FOI Manager
Corporate Communications / Public Liaison
Tel: 028 9504 6609 / Office: 028 9504 5888 / [mobile number]

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PublicLiaison-SM, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland)

If you could also provide your surname please Dermot to allow us to correctly log your enquiry.

Many thanks

Cathy Shaw
Communications & FOI Manager
Corporate Communications / Public Liaison
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Dermot the Designer

Hughes
Thanks

PublicLiaison-SM, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland)

Hi Dermot

Just a quick reminder to send the detail of each programme in the body of an email as we are unable to access the link you provided.

Many thanks

Cathy Shaw
Communications & FOI Manager
Corporate Communications / Public Liaison
Tel: 028 9504 6609 / Office: 028 9504 5888 / [mobile number]

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Dermot the Designer

Dear PublicLiaison-SM,

Strange that the link does not work

The portfolio on the website includes, cyber, encompass, equip, evolve, CoreLIMS and NIPACS+

Yours sincerely,

Dermot the Designer

PublicLiaison-SM, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland)

Dear Dermot

  

 

FOI REQUEST RE: DHCNI FUNDING TOWARDS PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS WITHIN THE
BELFAST TRUST

 

Thank you for your request for information received on 22 July 2024 (when
we received clarification) which we are dealing with under the terms of
the Freedom of Information Act 2000.    

   

Further clarification may be required to ensure your request is dealt with
appropriately and if this is the case we will contact you again. Under
Freedom of Information guidelines a response should be provided by 19
August 2024.

 

For more information about the legislation and our procedures for dealing
with requests for information please refer to our website:
www.belfasttrust.hscni.net.     

  

If you have any queries about this email, please contact me quoting the
reference number above in any future communications.     

  

FOI RESPONSE DISCLOSURE LOG      

 

Did you know, the information you require may already be available on our
Trust website?   

 

We publish all FOI responses on our disclosure log which can be accessed
via link below:    

 

https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/about/acc...

 

Should you find what you’re looking for and no longer require us to
provide you with an individual reply, please let us know as soon as you
can.   

 

Regards

Kate Webster

Communications Office

Public Liaison Service

Nore Villa

028 9504 5888

Email: [email address]

(Work Mon,Tues & Wed only)

 

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PublicLiaison-SM, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland)

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Good morning Dermot,

I am checking in to let you know that, unfortunately, we are not going to
be able to meet the deadline today, of 19 August 2024, as your request is
still out with the relevant service who are continuing to collate the
information you require.

Please accept our apologies that this is taking longer than anticipated.
 We will, of course, come back to you with a response as soon as possible.

Many thanks for your patience.

Best wishes,

Hayley

Hayley Kerr

Public Liaison Officer, Public Liaison Service, Belfast Health and Social
Care Trust

Team Tel: 028 9504 5888

Direct Tel: 028 9504 9597

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From: Webster, Kate On Behalf Of PublicLiaison-SM
Sent: 24 July 2024 09:17
To: Dermot the Designer <[FOI #1144188 email]>
Subject: RE: 31773 - Freedom of Information request
Importance: High

Dear Dermot

  

FOI REQUEST RE: DHCNI FUNDING TOWARDS PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS WITHIN THE
BELFAST TRUST

Thank you for your request for information received on 22 July 2024 (when
we received clarification) which we are dealing with under the terms of
the Freedom of Information Act 2000.    

   

Further clarification may be required to ensure your request is dealt with
appropriately and if this is the case we will contact you again. Under
Freedom of Information guidelines a response should be provided by 19
August 2024.

For more information about the legislation and our procedures for dealing
with requests for information please refer to our website:
www.belfasttrust.hscni.net.     

  

If you have any queries about this email, please contact me quoting the
reference number above in any future communications.     

  

FOI RESPONSE DISCLOSURE LOG      

Did you know, the information you require may already be available on our
Trust website?   

We publish all FOI responses on our disclosure log which can be accessed
via link below:    

https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/about/acc...

Should you find what you’re looking for and no longer require us to
provide you with an individual reply, please let us know as soon as you
can.   

Regards

Kate Webster

Communications Office

Public Liaison Service

Nore Villa

028 9504 5888

Email: [8][email address]

(Work Mon,Tues & Wed only)

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Dermot the Designer

Dear PublicLiaison-SM,

It is the 18th September 2024 and I have not received any update or the information I asked for.
Please can you advise me why there has been a delay? and when should I expect to get the information?

I have been patient and taken into consideration the summer period. But you have breached your own FOI terms and that of legal governance.

Yours sincerely,

Dermot the Designer

PublicLiaison-SM, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland)

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Good afternoon Dermot,

Please accept our sincere apologies for the continued delay.  I have been
chasing this with the service area but I think the key staff have been on
annual leave.

I am checking in with them to see if they can confirm the reasons for the
continued delay and advise when they will have the completed response.

I will come back to you as soon as I have their answer.

Best wishes,

Hayley

Hayley Kerr

Public Liaison Officer, Public Liaison Service, Belfast Health and Social
Care Trust

Team Tel: 028 9504 5888

Direct Tel: 028 9504 9597

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Good morning Dermot,

Just checking in to say I’m still chasing this with the service as a
matter of urgency.  I will come back to you as soon as possible.

Apologies again for the delay.

Kind regards,
Hayley

Hayley Kerr

Public Liaison Officer, Public Liaison Service, Belfast Health and Social
Care Trust

Team Tel: 028 9504 5888

Direct Tel: 028 9504 9597

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From: Kerr, Hayley On Behalf Of PublicLiaison-SM
Sent: 18 September 2024 12:06
To: Dermot the Designer <[FOI #1144188 email]>
Subject: 31773 - Freedom of Information request

Good afternoon Dermot,

Please accept our sincere apologies for the continued delay.  I have been
chasing this with the service area but I think the key staff have been on
annual leave.

I am checking in with them to see if they can confirm the reasons for the
continued delay and advise when they will have the completed response.

I will come back to you as soon as I have their answer.

Best wishes,

Hayley

Hayley Kerr

Public Liaison Officer, Public Liaison Service, Belfast Health and Social
Care Trust

Team Tel: 028 9504 5888

Direct Tel: 028 9504 9597

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PublicLiaison-SM, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland)

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Good morning Dermot,

I refer to your Freedom of Information (FOI) request received on 5 July
2024.  Our partial response is now attached for your information.

Please accept our sincere apologies for the delay in providing this
response.  The information to respond to the request was not held in a
single location and required input from multiple Service Owners and
Project Leads, with co-ordination of request and responses by Digital
Services.  The delay in finalising the request has been as a result of a
misunderstanding against one of the programmes around where the
information was held (and therefore who would be supplying) compounded by
sickness absence within Digital Services Governance Team across several
weeks. 

Two final elements are being compiled in conjunction with Finance/Imaging
as a matter of urgency (highlighted in yellow in our response) and these
will be forwarded as soon as it is available.

If you are dissatisfied with the way in which your Freedom of Information
(FOI) request has been handled you may wish to complain. You should
contact Public Liaison Services, Nore Villa, Knockbracken Health Care
Park, Saintfield Road, Belfast, BT8 8BH or alternatively e-mail: [1][email
address] within two months of the date of this response and your complaint
will be considered and a response provided usually within 20 working days
of receipt. 

 

Should you still be dissatisfied with the outcome, you can proceed to the
second review stage by contacting the Information Commissioner, The
Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
SK9 5AF who will undertake an independent review. It is important to note
that if you refer any matter to the Information Commissioner, you will
need to show evidence of having gone through the Trust’s review process to
try to resolve the matter with the Trust in the first instance. 

 

If you require any further information or wish to discuss, please do not
hesitate to contact me. 

Many thanks,

Hayley

Hayley Kerr

Public Liaison Officer, Public Liaison Service, Belfast Health and Social
Care Trust

Team Tel: 028 9504 5888

Direct Tel: 028 9504 9597

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PublicLiaison-SM, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland)

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Good morning Dermot,

Please find attached our final response to your FOI, updated to include
responses to the two elements of your request that were outstanding.

Once again, apologies for the delay in providing this information.

Best wishes,
Hayley

Hayley Kerr

Public Liaison Officer, Public Liaison Service, Belfast Health and Social
Care Trust

Team Tel: 028 9504 5888

Direct Tel: 028 9504 9597

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From: Kerr, Hayley On Behalf Of PublicLiaison-SM
Sent: 01 October 2024 09:25
To: [FOI #1144188 email]
Subject: Our Ref: FOI/31773 - RE: Freedom of Information request - DHCNI
Funding towards Programmes and Projects within the Belfast Trust

Good morning Dermot,

I refer to your Freedom of Information (FOI) request received on 5 July
2024.  Our partial response is now attached for your information.

Please accept our sincere apologies for the delay in providing this
response.  The information to respond to the request was not held in a
single location and required input from multiple Service Owners and
Project Leads, with co-ordination of request and responses by Digital
Services.  The delay in finalising the request has been as a result of a
misunderstanding against one of the programmes around where the
information was held (and therefore who would be supplying) compounded by
sickness absence within Digital Services Governance Team across several
weeks. 

Two final elements are being compiled in conjunction with Finance/Imaging
as a matter of urgency (highlighted in yellow in our response) and these
will be forwarded as soon as it is available.

If you are dissatisfied with the way in which your Freedom of Information
(FOI) request has been handled you may wish to complain. You should
contact Public Liaison Services, Nore Villa, Knockbracken Health Care
Park, Saintfield Road, Belfast, BT8 8BH or alternatively e-mail: [8][email
address] within two months of the date of this response and your complaint
will be considered and a response provided usually within 20 working days
of receipt. 

 

Should you still be dissatisfied with the outcome, you can proceed to the
second review stage by contacting the Information Commissioner, The
Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
SK9 5AF who will undertake an independent review. It is important to note
that if you refer any matter to the Information Commissioner, you will
need to show evidence of having gone through the Trust’s review process to
try to resolve the matter with the Trust in the first instance. 

 

If you require any further information or wish to discuss, please do not
hesitate to contact me. 

Many thanks,

Hayley

Hayley Kerr

Public Liaison Officer, Public Liaison Service, Belfast Health and Social
Care Trust

Team Tel: 028 9504 5888

Direct Tel: 028 9504 9597

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