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Dear Ms Hamill

We apologise for the delay in responding.  This response has been drafted
and is awaiting final approval and we will issue this to you then.

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Dear [email address],
this is an important piece of information.
Can you please process

Yours sincerely,

helen hamill

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Dear Helen Hamill

I refer to your Freedom of Information (FOI) request below which was
received by the Western Health and Social Care Trust on 15/04/2024. We
apologise for the delay in responding.

Please see attached a Trust response to your request.

We hope you find this response helpful.

Yours sincerely

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Freedom of Information Office

Western Health and Social Care Trust

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Dear Ms Hamill

I refer to your email and queries below.  Please see responses to each;

Can I ask for some minor clarifications of this protocol .
1. The Document seems to be missing Appendix 1. Can you please send me
this?  

We can advise that this was included in the original response issued to
you.

2. in the appendix 2 it states:
"When all 30 escalated beds are filled the next action is to proceed to
implement Non Designated Beds Protocol – 16 beds across agreed areas in
Table 2."
THis suggests there is further escalation? Can i please be sent that
protocol as it is part of my requested information.
3. At what stige should a major event be called for patient and staff
safety? Can I see that guidance.
and

We are treating queries 2 & 3 as a new request for information (our ref.
FOI24/2072) and we will issue this to the service for a response.

4. is this cohort of patients excluded from admission? "those patients
with a decision to admit in ED MUST have had a Lumira POCT completed and a
negative result ( And not a known contact of COVID 19 and risk assessed
regarding other suspected respiratory illness or infectious diseases)

This is not a valid request for information under FOI legislation.  You
may wish to reconsider this and resubmit.

We will contact you again with our FOI response when completed.

Kind regards,

Freedom of Information (FOI) Office
Western Health & Social Care Trust
 

Dear Helen Hamill

I refer to your Freedom of Information (FOI) request below which was
received by the Western Health and Social Care Trust on 17/06/2024

Please see attached a Trust response to your request.

We hope you find this response helpful.

Yours sincerely

(Not signed – issued by email)

Freedom of Information Office

Western Health and Social Care Trust

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