Information Governance Office,
Information & Records Department
Hugh McCloy
E-mail: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
24th December 2012
Our Ref:
HMCC281112F
Dear Mr McCloy
Re: Request for information – Freedom of Information Act 2000
Further to my correspondence of 29 November 2012, please find attached the information
you requested in relation to the following:
1- The number of patients discharged from Antrim A&E who required transport in an
ambulance in 2011 and 2012.
2- The waiting times for each person from discharge to the arrival of the ambulance
The Northern Health and Social Care Trust (NHSCT) does not record the reasons why
ambulances were required in a format which is readily accessible; in order to retrieve it an
extensive manual exercise would be required. As such, the Trust considers that the cost
of retrieving the information would be above the ‘Appropriate Limit’, as defined by the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 under Section 12(1), so it will not be possible to make this
information available to you.
Trust decisions in relation to the release of information that the Trust holds are governed by
the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000, the Data Protection Act (DPA) 1998 and other
pieces of associated legislation.
The attached information has been supplied to you for your personal use under the Freedom
of Information Act 2000. It may also be used for the purposes of news reporting. However,
you do not have an automatic right to re-use the information, as it is subject to the Re-Use of
Public Sector Information Regulations 2005. For example, you must not use the information
supplied for commercial purposes, or publish or issue further copies of the information unless
you have been given permission from the Trust, in advance, to re-use the information in this
way. If you wish to apply for such permission, you should write to the Chief Executive at The
Cottage, 5 Greenmount Avenue, Ballymena, Co. Antrim, BT43 6DA.
I trust that the attached information satisfies your request. However, should you require
anything further, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Causeway House, Route Complex, 8e Coleraine Road, Ballymoney, Co. Antrim, BT53 6BP
Tel: 028 2766 1439 E-mail: xxxxx.xxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxx.xxx

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Yours sincerely,
Brian Knox
Information Governance Support Officer
Att
Causeway House, 8e Coleraine Road, Ballymoney, Co. Antrim, BT53 6BP Tel: 028 2766 1439
E-mail: xxxxx.xxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxx.xxx