Disabled facilities for mental health in-patients

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Dear Fife NHS Board,

This is a request under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. I would be grateful if you could supply the following information in digital format:

I wish to know whether all mental health in-patients have access within their room or ward, whenever needed, to the following disabled facilities; and if not, the number of beds where patients do not have ready access at all times.

1) Wheelchair accessible toilets
2) Toilets at a suitable height for wheelchair users
3) Bars or hand grips in the toilets
4) Emergency cords in the toilets
5) Disabled showering facilities
6) Emergency cords beside beds
7) Automatic doors between beds and toilets
8) Automatic doors between beds and showering facilities
9) Hoists

You have previously refused a broader request on grounds on cost, therefore I have narrowed the scope of the request to make it easier to fulfil within the £600 limit.

Your lack of ability to respond is in some ways more revealing than a detailed answer. That you do not already have this information compiled in some form, and presumably therefore have not undertaken a thorough disability audit covering these questions, and hence would need to gather the information at such cost, suggests that there has been a significant lack of attention given to facilities for disabled patients, which was the concern underlying my original request.

Yours faithfully,
Mr D Smith

foirequestfife (NHS FIFE),

Good morning

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST 4461
Disabled Facilities for Mental Health In-patients

I acknowledge receipt of your Freedom of Information Request which we received on 15 September 2017.

I can confirm that your request is currently being processed and you will receive your response no later than 16 October 2017.

Please allow postage time if applicable.

Thank you

NORMA AITKEN
FOI Lead Officer
NHS Fife

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From: Mr Smith <[FOI #432344 email]>
Sent: 15 September 2017 15:48
To: foirequestfife (NHS FIFE)
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Disabled facilities for mental health in-patients

Dear Fife NHS Board,

This is a request under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. I would be grateful if you could supply the following information in digital format:

I wish to know whether all mental health in-patients have access within their room or ward, whenever needed, to the following disabled facilities; and if not, the number of beds where patients do not have ready access at all times.

1) Wheelchair accessible toilets
2) Toilets at a suitable height for wheelchair users
3) Bars or hand grips in the toilets
4) Emergency cords in the toilets
5) Disabled showering facilities
6) Emergency cords beside beds
7) Automatic doors between beds and toilets
8) Automatic doors between beds and showering facilities
9) Hoists

You have previously refused a broader request on grounds on cost, therefore I have narrowed the scope of the request to make it easier to fulfil within the £600 limit.

Your lack of ability to respond is in some ways more revealing than a detailed answer. That you do not already have this information compiled in some form, and presumably therefore have not undertaken a thorough disability audit covering these questions, and hence would need to gather the information at such cost, suggests that there has been a significant lack of attention given to facilities for disabled patients, which was the concern underlying my original request.

Yours faithfully,
Mr D Smith

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Norma Aitken
FOI Lead Officer
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From: Mr Smith <[FOI #432344 email]>
Sent: 15 September 2017 15:48
To: foirequestfife (NHS FIFE)
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Disabled facilities for mental health in-patients

Dear Fife NHS Board,

This is a request under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. I would be grateful if you could supply the following information in digital format:

I wish to know whether all mental health in-patients have access within their room or ward, whenever needed, to the following disabled facilities; and if not, the number of beds where patients do not have ready access at all times.

1) Wheelchair accessible toilets
2) Toilets at a suitable height for wheelchair users
3) Bars or hand grips in the toilets
4) Emergency cords in the toilets
5) Disabled showering facilities
6) Emergency cords beside beds
7) Automatic doors between beds and toilets
8) Automatic doors between beds and showering facilities
9) Hoists

You have previously refused a broader request on grounds on cost, therefore I have narrowed the scope of the request to make it easier to fulfil within the £600 limit.

Your lack of ability to respond is in some ways more revealing than a detailed answer. That you do not already have this information compiled in some form, and presumably therefore have not undertaken a thorough disability audit covering these questions, and hence would need to gather the information at such cost, suggests that there has been a significant lack of attention given to facilities for disabled patients, which was the concern underlying my original request.

Yours faithfully,
Mr D Smith

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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #432344 email]

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