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Department for  
 
Information Governance,  
 
Caldicott & SIRO Support 
 
Royal Hallamshire Hospital 
Grace Pritchard 
2 Claremont Place  
 
Sheffield 
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx  
S10 2TB 
 
 
Tel: 0114-2265151 
7th November 2022 
Email: xxx.xxx@xxx.xxx   
 
Our ref: FOI RFI 010232 
Your ref: email received 10th October 2022 
 
Dear Grace 
                    
Freedom of Information Request 
 
Further to your email dated and received by the Trust on 10th October 2022, our response to your 
request is as follows (highlighted in blue):   
 
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information on the number of 
staff impacted by Long Covid working in your trust. 
 
Could you state the number of staff members who were recorded to have had Long Covid while working for 
your trust at any time in the period between October 2021 ‐ October 2022? 
We are not able to provide information on the number of staff members recorded to have had long Covid 
while working for STH as this is not available as a main absence reason on the two systems (Health Roster and 
Electronic Staff Record) which are used to record all staff absence. 
 
Could you state all leave of absences taken where Long Covid was cited as the cause between October 2021 ‐ 
October 2022 and the length of time each absence lasted for. 
We do not record the information in the format requested. 
 
Does your trust offer any specialised support for staff members living with Long Covid? If so could you please 
provide details of these services? 
Yes.  
  Sheffield Post Covid Rehabilitation Programme  
  Flexible return to work options including opportunities for work from home, a phased return, alternative 
duties or an alternative temporary post, for when medical advice supports that a return to work is 
achievable.  
  Confidential support and counselling service 
  A long covid staff support group  
 
This completes the Trust response to your request, but please note: 
 
Your rights 
If you are unhappy with the way we have handled your request, you may ask for an internal review in 
accordance with Section VI Complaints Procedures of the Section 45 Code of Practice of the Freedom 
of Information Act 2000: and in accordance with Appendix E of the Trust’s Code of Practice for 
Responding to Requests for Information (v 6.0 dated 29/07/19). 
 
If you wish to complain you should contact: 

 


 
Head of Information Governance/Data Protection Officer 
Department for Information Governance, Caldicott & SIRO Support 
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 
Royal Hallamshire Hospital 
2 Claremont Place 
Sheffield  
S10 2TB 
  
Tel: 0114 226 5151  
Email: xxx.xxx@xxx.xxx
 
 
If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the 
Information Commissioner for a decision.  
 
The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: 
 
Information Commissioner’s Office  
 
Wycliffe House  
 Water 
Lane 
 Wilmslow 
 Cheshire 
 SK9 
5AF 
 
If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me. Please remember to quote the reference 
number above in any future communications 
 
Yours sincerely   
 
 
 
Joanne Sturdy 
Information Governance Officer