Raigmore Hospital Staff Accommodation Audit Review 2

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Dear Highland NHS Board,

In a previous FoI request (https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/r...) the public authority said that an annual programme of audit is approved each year. However there is flexibility in year to instruct new or additional audits at the request of our Audit Committee.

According to the information released on 26 October 2012 (https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/r...) the additional internal audit carried out by Deloitte in December 2009 appeared of having been requested by the Director of Finance.

Can the public authority please clarify who can actually request additional audits, and why the additional internal audit carried out by Deloitte in December 2009 was requested?

Can the public authority please include documentation to support the response that will be given to this FoI request?

Yours faithfully,

S Sabato

FOIRequestsHighland (NHS HIGHLAND),

Dear Mr Sabato

Thank you for your FOI request received 12 August 2013.

I will seek the information you request and respond as soon as I receive it.

This will be within the 20 working days target specified by the Freedom of Information ( Scotland) Act 2002.

Please note if you have any further queries regarding this FOI please email at [NHS Highland request email] quoting the above reference.

Yours sincerely

Christina MacDonald
Freedom of Information Assistant

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Oliver Kenny (NHS HIGHLAND),

Dear Mr Sabato

I am responding to your e-mail below regarding Internal Audit reports and processes.

Taking each of your questions in turn

1. Can the public authority please clarify who can actually request additional audits?

Requests for additional audits normally come up through operational management, across the NHS, when they have identified either an issue they are looking for some advice on how to improve or have concerns over. This will be discussed with the Director of Finance and where appropriate agreed.

2. Why the additional internal audit carried out by Deloitte in December 2009 was requested?

Staff accommodation was identified as an area where NHS Highland receives income from the general public and hadn't been subject to an audit in recent time. As part of a process to identify areas where we can maximize income on the Raigmore Hospital site to help with their financial issues at the time Accommodation was selected as an area to look at.

3. Can the public authority please include documentation to support the response that will be given to this FoI request?

No supporting documentation can be sourced

I hope this information is helpful. If you are unhappy with my response, I am very happy to discuss this with you further. Alternatively you have the right to ask for a review through making a formal complaint, about the way in which I have dealt with your request for information, by writing to the Chief Executive, c/o The Complaints Team, NHS Highland, PO BOX 5713 Inverness, IV1 9AQ or via email at [email address] . If you remain dissatisfied following the investigation of your complaint, then you have the right to appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner within 6 months of the date of receiving a response to your complaint.

Yours sincerely

Kenny Oliver
Board Secretary
NHS Highland

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Subject: Freedom of Information request - Raigmore Hospital Staff Accommodation Audit Review 2
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Dear Highland NHS Board,

In a previous FoI request (https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/r...) the public authority said that an annual programme of audit is approved each year. However there is flexibility in year to instruct new or additional audits at the request of our Audit Committee.

According to the information released on 26 October 2012 (https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/r...) the additional internal audit carried out by Deloitte in December 2009 appeared of having been requested by the Director of Finance.

Can the public authority please clarify who can actually request additional audits, and why the additional internal audit carried out by Deloitte in December 2009 was requested?

Can the public authority please include documentation to support the response that will be given to this FoI request?

Yours faithfully,

S Sabato

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Dear Highland NHS Board,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Highland NHS Board's handling of my FOI request 'Raigmore Hospital Staff Accommodation Audit Review 2'.

Thank you for your response.

Can you please clarify who actually has the final say whether an additional audit has to be carried out or not, is it the Director of Finance, the Audit Committee, or bot together?

The findings of the Internal Audit carried out by Deloitte were discussed and recorded in a minute of the meeting – without that document people might have never found out that an additional audit of the staff accommodation was requested and carried out. Additional audits are probably an additional cost for the public authority; it appears strange that the issues and concerns that were discussed, and that led to the decision of selecting the staff accommodation for an additional audit, were not recorded.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/r...

Yours faithfully,

S Sabato

Oliver Kenny (NHS HIGHLAND),

Dear Mr Sabato

I am responding to your request for a review of our response to your previous Freedom of Information request. The answer to your specific question is detailed below:

The Audit Committee would have the final say as to whether an additional audit needs to be carried out.

I hope this information is helpful. If you are unhappy with my response, I am very happy to discuss this with you further. Alternatively you have the right to ask for a review through making a formal complaint, about the way in which I have dealt with your request for information, by writing to the Chief Executive, c/o The Complaints Team, NHS Highland, PO BOX 5713 Inverness, IV1 9AQ or via email at [email address] . If you remain dissatisfied following the investigation of your complaint, then you have the right to appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner within 6 months of the date of receiving a response to your complaint.

Yours sincerely

Kenny Oliver
Board Secretary
NHS Highland

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