FOI Request - Galloway Community Hospital and the use of helicopters

The request was refused by Dumfries and Galloway NHS Board.

Dear Dumfries and Galloway NHS Board,

I seek the following information regarding Galloway Community Hospital and the use of helicopters.

1) Do you keep records regarding the use and purpose for helicopters from the hospital (which could include emergency services such as air ambulance, coastguard etc)?

2) If so, what statistics do you hold regarding the use of helicopters - such as to and from destinations, mileage, cost, purpose and reasons for using air ambulances from Galloway Community Hospital?

Please treat this as a Freedom of Information request. Please do not supply the requested information in pdf format files. Please supply the requested information in Microsoft Excel format, or CSV format.

If you anticipate any resolvable issues with this request, please let me know in case I can reword it. My phone number is: [Removed landline phone number]

I look forward to hearing from you in due course.

Yours faithfully,

Jennifer Jones

FEEDBACK, Dg (NHS DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY),

Thank you for your request received 12 March 2020. I shall endeavour to respond to your request within 20 working days from 12 March 2020.

Regards,

Freedom of Information Officer
NHS Dumfries and Galloway

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FEEDBACK, Dg (NHS DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY),

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Thank you for your request received 11 March 2020.

Please find attached NHS Dumfries and Galloway’s response to your request.
Kind regards

FOI Officer|NHS Dumfries and Galloway|Mountainhall Treatment Centre, Bankend Road, Dumfries DG1 4TG

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