Legal Action
hugh mc cloy made this Freedom of Information request to Northern Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland) This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear Northern Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland),
I request information as per the following
(i) the number of legal actions, including those settled out of court, taken against the northern Health and Social Care Trust;
(ii) the average time taken from commencement of the action to settlement;
(iii) the cost of legal fees;
(iv) the total amount paid in settlements, in each of the last five years.
Yours faithfully,
hugh mc cloy
Dear Northern Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland),
As dated this request was made on the 02/06/2010, the statutory 20 day time limit to reply has been exceed.
Can you offer a response or reason for delay?
Yours faithfully,
hugh mc cloy
Mr McCloy
I am confirming that we received 3 FOI requests from yourself on 28 May entitled as follows:
-Refusal of minor injury treatment
-Common Purpose
-Equality Assessment
Received one on 30 May as follows:
-Recruitment
Received one on 31 May as follows:
-Order of Malta
Received one on 2 June as follows:
-Legal Action
Received 21 on 21 June as follows:
-Bonuses
-Taxi Service
-Staffing Costs
-Costs
-Research
-Rapid response
-Children
-Jobs
-Claims
-Abroad
-Ambulances
-International
-International One
-Risk
-Health and Safety
-Savings
-Consultants
-OD
-Health and Safety 2
-Children Admitted
-Ambulances 2
I apologise that you did not receive acknowledgements for all of the requests we received.
Can I just confirm that the timescale within the FOI process for responses to be issued is 20 working days and therefore the response related to Legal Action is due on 29 June.
I trust this is satisfactory.
Kind regards
Emma Taylor
PA to Mr Colm Donaghy
Chief Executive
Northern HSC Trust
The Cottage
5 Greenmount Avenue
Ballymena BT43 6DA
Phone: 028 2563 3742
Tieline: 7633 3742
Fax: 028 2563 3733
Dear Mr McCloy
With reference to your FOI request, could you confirm that the information you require on legal action is based on medical negligence claims against the Northern H&SC Trust.
Regards,
Brian
Brian Knox
Information Governance Support Officer
Route Complex
Northern H&SC Trust
Tie-line: 7 621 3439 / Ext. 3439
External: 028 2766 1439
Dear Knox, Brian,
Based on all negligence cases, therefore medical would be part of this.
as the time frame for answering is near a end I will be seeking a internal review if said request is not promptly answered
Yours sincerely,
hugh mc cloy
Dear Mr McCloy
Please find attached response to your Freedom of Information request.
Kind regards,
Brian
Brian Knox
Information Governance Support Officer
Route Complex
Northern H&SC Trust
Tie-line: 7 621 3439 / Ext. 3439
External: 028 2766 1439
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