Bridle Path
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS15 7TW
David Hencke
Tel: 0113 214 8600
Fax: 0113 214 8737
www.nhsbt.nhs.uk
Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
ref. NKT/FOI/182120
12th July 2010
Dear Mr Hencke,
Re: Information request
Thank you for your request for information from NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT)
regarding events reported to the Information Commissioner.
I am writing to advise you that we are able to provide the following information in response to
your request.
Please could you tell me the number, and level (using the cabinet office defined 0-5 scale) of
events that have been reported to the Information Commissioner by the NHS Blood and
Transplant since 1st April 09
One incident has been reported to the Information Commissioner since the 1st April 2009
(reported in April 2010). The incident would be rated as RED significant (level 5) as it was in
the national media. However, the scope of this matrix is aimed at confidentiality breaches or
risks, whereas this single incident was of accuracy and integrity, with no breach of
confidentiality.
The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the Copyright, Designs and
Patents Act 1988. You are free to use it for your own purposes, including any non-
commercial research you are doing and for the purposes of news reporting. Any other re-
use, for example commercial publication, would require the permission of the copyright
holder. Some documents supplied by NHS Blood and Transplant will be Crown Copyright.
You can find details on the arrangements for re-using Crown Copyright on HMSOnline at:
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the copyright of the person, or organisation, from which the information originated. You must
ensure that you gain their permission before reproducing any third party (non Crown
Copyright) information.
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You may re-use this document/publication (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium. You must re-use it
accurately and not in a misleading context. The material must be acknowledged as NHS Blood and Transplant copyright and
you must give the title of the source document/publication. Where we have identified any third party copyright material you will
need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned.
Any enquiries regarding this document/publication should be sent to us at Customer Services, NHS Blood and Transplant,
Colindale Avenue, Colindale, London, NW9 5BG
Please quote the reference number above in any future communications. Please let me
know if you need any further information.
Yours sincerely,
Mr. Narinder Thapar, BA (Hons)
Communications & Public Affairs
NHS Blood and Transplant
Email: xxxxxxxx.xxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx.xx
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a complaint or
request an review of our decision, you should write to: Head of Service Quality, NHS Blood and Transplant,
Colindale Avenue, Colindale, London, NW9 5BG (Email: xxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx.xx).
If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner
for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure
provided by NHS Blood and Transplant. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information
Commissioner s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
© NHS Blood and Transplant copyright 2010
You may re-use this document/publication (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium. You must re-use it
accurately and not in a misleading context. The material must be acknowledged as NHS Blood and Transplant copyright and
you must give the title of the source document/publication. Where we have identified any third party copyright material you will
need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned.
Any enquiries regarding this document/publication should be sent to us at Customer Services, NHS Blood and Transplant,
Colindale Avenue, Colindale, London, NW9 5BG
