Public Health/Welfare Funeral
Dear East London NHS Foundation Trust,
I am undertaking a study on the numbers of Public Health/Welfare Funerals undertaken by NHS Trusts. I would appreciate it if you would provide answers to the following FOI request.
1.The total number of public health funerals (where the deceased has no relatives or there is no one else willing to pay) that your Trust has undertaken for the financial years between 2007 and 2010
2.The number of public health funerals that your Trust has
undertaken by gender for the past 3 financial years
3.The number of public health funerals that your authority has undertaken by age for the past 3 financial years
4.Since April 2009, how many cases have there been where family and friends refuse to finance or make arrangements for their relatives funeral?
5.How much have the burials/cremations cost the trust broken down by year for the last three financial years?
6.How much does your trust typically (average cost) pay for a Public Health Funeral?
7.What does your Trust provide at a Public Health Funeral?
8. what relationship do you have with your local council(s)
regarding funerals of this nature?
Yours faithfully,
Paul Ogden
Trust Headquarters, EastONE
22 Commercial Street
London, E1 6LP
Phone: 020 7655 4081
Fax: 020 7655 4118
Email: [email address]
21 May 2010
Mr Paul Ogden
Our Ref: PO20102105 - FOI D756
Dear Mr. Ogden,
Ref: Request for information dated 21 May 2010
Thank you for your request for information regarding the Public
Health/Welfare funerals undertaken by our Trust.
We normally provide any information requested within 20 working days
unless any exemptions or fees prevent the disclosure, in which case you
will be informed of the progress of your request.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any further queries.
Yours sincerely,
Marica Holliday
FOI Coordinator
Dear Mr Ogden,
Please find attached response letter to your FOI request D756.
Yours sincerely,
Marica Holliday
FOI Co-ordinator
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