FOI: Negligence Claims

Martin James Keatings made this Freedom of Information request to Fife NHS Board This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.

Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, Fife NHS Board should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.

Martin James Keatings

Dear Fife NHS Board,

Please Provide.

1. The number of negligence claims brought against NHS Fife in each of the past 10 years.
2. The current number of outstanding claims against the board.
3. A breakdown of what the negligence claims requested in (1) above are for.

Yours faithfully,

Martin Keatings

Trigger Sender,

Dear MARTIN JAMES

Ref: FOISA request FIFENHSIR:490 NEGLIGENCE CLAIMS

Thank you for your request made under the Freedom of Information
(Scotland) Act 2002 (FOI(S)A). We received your request on 2021-07-16
09:49:00 with regards to:

NEGLIGENCE CLAIMS

SEE NOTES

We will respond to your request once we have collated the information you
have requested. This will be no later than 20 working days from the date
of this acknowledgement to your request.

If we fail to respond to your initial request, you may write to us and
request a review of our failure to respond at:
Information Governance and Security Team
eHealth Department
Lynebank Hospital
Halbeath Road
Dunfermline, KY11 8JH

[NHS Fife request email]

Alternatively you can raise your concern with the Scottish Information
Commissioner's Office at:
Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner
Kinburn Castle
Doubledykes Road
St Andrews
Fife KY16 9DS

http://www.itspublicknowledge.info/

Yours Sincerely,
NHS Fife FOI Team

Martin James Keatings

Dear NHS Fife,

I write with respect to the above FOI request which was made on the 14th of July 2021. By law you should have responded promptly and by 13 August 2021. The request is now overdue. I request that you bring yourself into compliance with the relevant law by providing the information as requested.

Yours sincerely,

Martin James Keatings

Fife foirequestfife, Fife NHS Board

Dear Martin James Keatings,
Many thanks for your email dated 15/08/2021. I have reviewed your original
request dated 15/07/2021.
I write to ask if you can provide clarity on (Q2) of your query and
confirm if you are referring yo NHS Fife or another board? Please see
highlighted area below;
2. The current number of outstanding claims against the board.
Following receipt of your clarification, I will collate your requested
information and come back to you in a timely manner.
Thank you for your understanding.
Many Thanks
Sajidha Iqbal
NHS Fife FOI Team

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From: Martin James Keatings <[FOI #774056 email]>
Sent: 14 August 2021 20:44
To: Trigger Sender <[email address]>
Subject: Re: New FOI request FIFENHSIR:490 NEGLIGENCE CLAIMS
 
Dear NHS Fife,

I write with respect to the above FOI request which was made on the 14th
of July 2021. By law you should have responded promptly and by 13 August
2021. The request is now overdue. I request that you bring yourself into
compliance with the relevant law by providing the information as
requested.

Yours sincerely,

Martin James Keatings

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Martin James Keatings

Dear Fife NHS Board,

I write with respect to your request for clarification on 15th August 2021 and can confirm the request is with respect to NHS Fife.

Yours faithfully,

Martin James Keatings