Face mask policy: review of departments/work areas

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Dear Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust,

This is a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act.

I am making this request on behalf of members of Solidarity employed by the Trust and for the benefit of all workers who are employed by the Trust.

I would like to request the following information.

The Trust issued a document "Internal Communications Update: COVID-19" on Friday 25th February.

In that document you state: "In those areas where there is no direct patient care, staff are no longer required to wear face masks but may continue to do so if they choose".

Have you reviewed or risk assessed each department and work section to determine if the facemask requirement still applies?

Has the Trust implemented the ‘Core Standards set out in the Thriving at work: the Stevenson / Farmer review of mental health and employers?

Does the Trust follow HSE's Management Standards?

Yours faithfully,

Pat Harrington
General Secretary
Solidarity union

FOI (R0A) Manchester University NHS FT, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Mr Harrington,

We are writing to acknowledge receipt of your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Your request has been assigned the following reference number FOI 167-22 and we would be grateful if you could quote this reference number in any future correspondence relating to your request.

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FOI Team
Informatics

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
3rd Floor, Cobbett House
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9WL

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Dear Mr Harrington,

 

Please see attached the 2 individual FOIs the Trust has received from
yourself regarding facemasks. These are referenced as 157-22 and 167-22.

 

Freedom of Information guidance states that multiple requests received
within 60 consecutive working days with the same or similar topic and from
one person or company can be aggregated, with regards to the cost of
compliance.

 

The Trust is therefore aggregating the above mentioned two requests and
will be responding accordingly.

 

Please do not hesitate to contact us should you wish to.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

FOI Team

Informatics

 

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

3^rd Floor, Cobbett House

Oxford Road

Manchester

M13 9WL

 

T: 0161 701 0375

E: [1][MFT request email]

 

 

 

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Dear Mr Harrington,

 

We are contacting you to provide an update on your FOI requests 157-22 and
167-22. Unfortunately, a response to your requests is taking longer than
initially anticipated and therefore the Trust will not be able to provide
a response to you today.

 

We apologise for this and any inconvenience this may cause. Please note we
are working hard to provide you with a response at the earliest
opportunity.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

FOI Team

Informatics

 

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

3^rd Floor, Cobbett House

Oxford Road

Manchester

M13 9WL

 

T: 0161 701 0375

E: [1][MFT request email]

 

 

 

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Dear Mr Harrington,  

 

Please find attached the response to your recent FOI request.

 

We apologise for the delay in our response and any inconvenience this may
have caused

 

Yours sincerely,

 

FOI Team

Informatics

  

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

3^rd Floor, Cobbett House

Oxford Road

Manchester

M13 9WL

 

T: 0161 701 0375

E: [1][MFT request email]

 

 

[2]www.mft.nhs.uk

 

 

Privacy and Confidentiality Notice: The information contained in this
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