Number of patients detained and discharged
Dear Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust,
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
I would like to receive information relating to the number of patients detained and the number of patients discharged under various sections of the Mental Health Act from January 2018 to September 2020.
Please can you provide the following information:
1. The number of people detained under Section 2 of the Mental Health Act from 2018 to date. Please provide a monthly breakdown of these figures for the years 2018 and 2019, and a weekly breakdown for 2020.
2. The number of people discharged under Section 2 of the Mental Health Act from 2018 to date. Please provide a monthly breakdown of these figures for the years 2018 and 2019, and a weekly breakdown for 2020.
3. The number of people detained under Section 3 of the Mental Health Act from 2018 to date. Please provide a monthly breakdown of these figures for the years 2018 and 2019, and a weekly breakdown for 2020.
4. The number of people discharged under Section 3 of the Mental Health Act from 2018 to date. Please provide a monthly breakdown of these figures for the years 2018 and 2019, and a weekly breakdown for 2020.
5. The number of people detained under Section 37 of the Mental Health Act each week from 2018 to date. Please provide a monthly breakdown of these figures for the years 2018 and 2019, and a weekly breakdown for 2020.
6. The number of people discharged under Section 37 of the Mental Health Act each week from 2018 to date. Please provide a monthly breakdown of these figures for the years 2018 and 2019, and a weekly breakdown for 2020.
Please break down all the above information by age, gender and ethnic background.
If this request is too wide or unclear, I would be grateful if you could contact me as I understand that under the Act you are required to advise and assist requesters. If any of this information is already in the public domain, please can you direct me to it, with page references and URLs if necessary.
I understand that you are required to respond to my request within the 20 working days after you receive this letter. I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received this request.
Best regards,
Aaron Walawalkar and Charlotte Threipland
Dear Aaron
FOI ref: 2020/1180
Thank you for your request for information dated 24th September 2020.
We will consider your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
You should receive a response within 20 working days - in this case, by
22nd October 2020. Please be aware, the information you have requested may
not be disclosed to you if it is exempt.
We will inform you if:
• we are unable to achieve the 20 working day deadline. We aim
to give you a revised due date as soon as possible.
• we are unable to give you the information as responding to
your request exceeds the ‘appropriate limit’. This would apply if it would
take us longer than 18 hours to retrieve, collate and provide the
information you request.
• your request (in full or in part) needs be transferred to
another public authority to obtain the information you have requested
For information regarding how we will handle your personal data as part of
our FOI process, please see the following address –
https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk/foi. If you require a printed copy, please
let us know.
If you have any questions about this request, please contact me quoting
the reference number above.
Yours sincerely
Ceri Owen
Information Governance Administrator
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
225 Old Street
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 7SR
Telephone: 0161 716 3147
Email: [1][email address]
SAR Team Email: [2][email address]
I.G Email: [3][email address]
Website: [4]www.penninecare.nhs.net
As part of the new European General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR),
there are changes to the data subject’s rights, including how a Trust
operates its Subject Access Request processes.
All staff who support the Subject Access Team in relation to pulling and
collating records and sending them to the team for processing should be
mindful that the number of days to turn the request around is now 28 days.
This is in compliance with GDPR, therefore can we request the records and
signed release form be sent back by no later than 10 days from receipt of
this email. NB: If you are unable to comply with this please ensure you
contact a member of the SA team immediately.
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Dear Aaron
FOI ref: 2020/1180
Further to your email below, I can now respond to your request dated
24^the September 2020.
Following receipt of your request, searches were conducted within Pennine
Care NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) to locate the requested information
and I can confirm that the information requested is held by the Trust.
We have provided responses to your request in the attached.
To maintain confidentiality, where a particular response / set of
responses could lead to an increased chance of identifying an individual
due to small numbers, The Trust has not provided the specific figure. To
be as helpful as possible, we have kept this to those categories when the
response would be less than five.
Complaint Rights
Your attention is drawn to the details below, which outline your right of
complaint.
For information regarding how we will handle your personal data as part of
our FOI process, please see the following address –
[1]https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk/foi. If you require a printed copy,
please let us know.
Should you have any further queries concerning this matter, please email,
write or contact the team on telephone number 0161 716 3147 quoting the
reference number above.
Yours sincerely
Freedom of Information Team
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
Trust Headquarters
225 Old Street
Ashton under Lyne
OL6 7SR
Tele: 0161 716 3147
Email: [2][Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust request email]
Website: [3]www.penninecare.nhs.uk
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request for internal review is received after 40 working days, the Trust
may not accept your request for formal review, but will take steps to
assist you.
Prior to lodging a formal complaint you are welcome and encouraged to
discuss the decision with the case officer that dealt with your request.
Ask to have the decision looked at again –
The quickest and easiest way to have the decision looked at again is to
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That person will be able to discuss the decision, explain any issues and
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If you are dissatisfied with the handling procedures or the decision of
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust made under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000 regarding access to information, you can lodge a complaint with
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust to have the decision reviewed.
Complaints should be made in writing and addressed:
The Information Governance Manager
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
225 Old Street
Ashton-under-Lyne OL6 7SR
If email is prefered, complaints may be sent to
[5][Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust request email].
The Information Commissioner
After lodging a complaint with Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust if you
are still dissatisfied with the decision you can make an application to
the Information Commissioner for a decision on whether the request for
information has been dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the
Act.
For information on how to make an application to the Information
Commissioner please visit their website at [6]www.ico.org.uk .
Alternatively, phone or write to:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
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Cheshire
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Phone: 01625 545 700
From: PENNINECARE, Foi (PENNINE CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST)
Sent: 25 September 2020 14:40
To: Aaron Walawalkar
Cc: PENNINECARE, Foi (PENNINE CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST)
Subject: FOI REF: 2020/1180
Dear Aaron
FOI ref: 2020/1180
Thank you for your request for information dated 24th September 2020.
We will consider your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
You should receive a response within 20 working days - in this case, by
22nd October 2020. Please be aware, the information you have requested may
not be disclosed to you if it is exempt.
We will inform you if:
• we are unable to achieve the 20 working day deadline. We aim
to give you a revised due date as soon as possible.
• we are unable to give you the information as responding to
your request exceeds the ‘appropriate limit’. This would apply if it would
take us longer than 18 hours to retrieve, collate and provide the
information you request.
• your request (in full or in part) needs be transferred to
another public authority to obtain the information you have requested
For information regarding how we will handle your personal data as part of
our FOI process, please see the following address –
https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk/foi. If you require a printed copy, please
let us know.
If you have any questions about this request, please contact me quoting
the reference number above.
Yours sincerely
Ceri Owen
Information Governance Administrator
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
225 Old Street
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 7SR
Telephone: 0161 716 3147
Email: [7][email address]
SAR Team Email: [8][email address]
I.G Email: [9][email address]
Website: [10]www.penninecare.nhs.net
As part of the new European General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR),
there are changes to the data subject’s rights, including how a Trust
operates its Subject Access Request processes.
All staff who support the Subject Access Team in relation to pulling and
collating records and sending them to the team for processing should be
mindful that the number of days to turn the request around is now 28 days.
This is in compliance with GDPR, therefore can we request the records and
signed release form be sent back by no later than 10 days from receipt of
this email. NB: If you are unable to comply with this please ensure you
contact a member of the SA team immediately.
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