Thank you for contacting the NHS Sussex Contactus team. Please take this
email as acknowledgement of receipt of your enquiry/concern. If you are
requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 or
Environmental Information Regulations 2004, please redirect your e-mail
to: [1][email address] 

If you have a medical emergency please call 111 or 999. 

  

If you require any information in a different format like accessible PDF,
large print, easy read, audio recording or braille, please let us know. 

Please note this mailbox is not monitored during evenings, weekends and
bank holidays. 

show quoted sections

Reference: FOI 46306 SX ICB

 

 

Dear Mr Lovell,

 

Thank you for your request for information which we received on ***
December 2023 regarding documents and services relating to Self Discharge.

 

I am pleased to acknowledge your request on behalf of the following
Integrated Care Board (ICB):

 

• NHS Sussex ICB

 

We will be dealing with your request for information in accordance with
the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

 

Under the Act we have 20 working days to respond to your request and we
expect to be in a position to reply to you by 18 January 2024.

 

Dealing with your request:

In normal circumstances we should be able to (a) confirm or deny that we
hold this information and (b) if we hold it, send it to you within the
statutory timescale of 20 working days. You should note however that the
Act defines a number of exemptions which may prevent us complying with
either of these duties. We will explain if this is the case and if we
apply the 'public interest test' to our decision.

 

If you have any queries about this e-mail, please contact me quoting the
reference number above in any future communications.

Further information about the Freedom of Information Act and the
Environmental Information Regulations may be found on the Information
Commissioner’s website at [1]https://ico.org.uk/.

Kind Regards

 

Jacqui Grainger | Freedom of Information (FOI) Officer |Specialist
Services

NHS South, Central and West

E: [2][email address]  

 

[3]www.scwcsu.nhs.uk

 

 

The information in this email may be confidential and is intended solely
for the named addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, any
disclosure, copying or distribution is prohibited and may be unlawful.
Please note that the information contained in this email /attachment(s)
may be subject to Public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act
2000.

 

 

 

From: Geoff Lovell <[4][FOI #1061239 email]>
Sent: 18 December 2023 10:02
To: CONTACTUS (NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD)
<[5][Sussex Integrated Care Partnership request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Self Discharge.

 

[You don't often get email from
[6][FOI #1061239 email]. Learn why this is
important at [7]https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentific... ]

This message originated from outside of NHSmail. Please do not click links
or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and know the content
is safe.

Dear Sussex Integrated Care Partnership,

1.      What is your self discharge policy?
2.      Can you detain a patient with capacity?
3.      How do you assess capacity?
4.      Can you deny patient transport to a customer self-discharging?
5.      What right do you have to deny patient transport to a customer
self-discharging?
6.      Please publish your organisations view of       Patient Transport?
7.      Is patient Transport a right?
8.      Is patient Transport a service?

Yours faithfully,

Geoff Lovell

-------------------------------------------------------------------

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[8][FOI #1061239 email]

Is [9][Sussex Integrated Care Partnership request email] the wrong address for Freedom of Information
requests to Sussex Integrated Care Partnership? If so, please contact us
using this form:
[10]https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[11]https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

For more detailed guidance on safely disclosing information, read the
latest advice from the ICO:
[12]https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlo...
[13]https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will
be delayed.

If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.

show quoted sections

Reference: FOI 46306 SX ICB

 

 

Dear Mr Lovell,

 

Thank you for your request for information which we received on 18
December 2023 regarding documents and services relating to Self Discharge.

 

Under section 1 (1) (a) and (b) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I
can confirm that the below Integrated Care Board (ICB) does hold some of
the information requested.  Please find attached the response to your
request.

 

Ÿ  NHS Sussex ICB

 

Your request for information has been dealt with in accordance with the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 and we hope that you find this response
helpful.

 

The information supplied to you continues to be protected by copyright. 
You are free to use it for your own purposes, including for private study
and non-commercial research, and for any other purpose authorised by an
exception in current copyright law.  Documents (except photographs) can
also be used in the UK without requiring permission for the purposes of
news reporting.  Any other reuse, for example, commercial publication,
would require the permission of the copyright holder. 

If you are not satisfied with the way in which we have dealt with your
request for information, then in accordance with the Act you may ask us to
conduct a review.  If you wish to request a review, please contact the the
ICB or e-mail: [1][email address]. Internal review requests should be
submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your
original enquiry.

 

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.  Generally, the Information Commissioner's Office cannot make a
decision unless you have already exhausted NHS South, Central and West
Commissioning Support Unit's internal review procedure.  The Information
Commissioner can be contacted at: 

 

The Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Wycliffe Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK6 5AF

 

Further information about the Freedom of Information Act can be sourced on
the Information Commissioner's website: [2]Information Commissioner's
Office (ICO).

 

If you have any queries about this e-mail, please contact me.  Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

 

 

Kind Regards

Anthea

 

Anthea York | Freedom of Information Manager | Specialist Services

NHS South, Central and West

 

[3]www.scwcsu.nhs.uk

  

 

The information in this email may be confidential and is intended solely
for the named addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, any
disclosure, copying or distribution is prohibited and may be unlawful.
Please note that the information contained in this email /attachment(s)
may be subject to Public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act
2000.

 

 

 

From: FOI (NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT)
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2023 3:25 PM
To: Geoff Lovell <[FOI #1061239 email]>
Subject: FOI 46306 SX ICB - Self Discharge - FOI Request Ack

 

Reference: FOI 46306 SX ICB

 

 

Dear Mr Lovell,

 

Thank you for your request for information which we received on ***
December 2023 regarding documents and services relating to Self Discharge.

 

I am pleased to acknowledge your request on behalf of the following
Integrated Care Board (ICB):

 

• NHS Sussex ICB

 

We will be dealing with your request for information in accordance with
the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

 

Under the Act we have 20 working days to respond to your request and we
expect to be in a position to reply to you by 18 January 2024.

 

Dealing with your request:

In normal circumstances we should be able to (a) confirm or deny that we
hold this information and (b) if we hold it, send it to you within the
statutory timescale of 20 working days. You should note however that the
Act defines a number of exemptions which may prevent us complying with
either of these duties. We will explain if this is the case and if we
apply the 'public interest test' to our decision.

 

If you have any queries about this e-mail, please contact me quoting the
reference number above in any future communications.

Further information about the Freedom of Information Act and the
Environmental Information Regulations may be found on the Information
Commissioner’s website at [4]https://ico.org.uk/.

Kind Regards

 

Jacqui Grainger | Freedom of Information (FOI) Officer |Specialist
Services

NHS South, Central and West

E: [5][email address]  

 

[6]www.scwcsu.nhs.uk

 

 

The information in this email may be confidential and is intended solely
for the named addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, any
disclosure, copying or distribution is prohibited and may be unlawful.
Please note that the information contained in this email /attachment(s)
may be subject to Public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act
2000.

 

 

 

From: Geoff Lovell <[7][FOI #1061239 email]>
Sent: 18 December 2023 10:02
To: CONTACTUS (NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD)
<[8][Sussex Integrated Care Partnership request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Self Discharge.

 

[You don't often get email from
[9][FOI #1061239 email]. Learn why this is
important at [10]https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentific... ]

This message originated from outside of NHSmail. Please do not click links
or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and know the content
is safe.

Dear Sussex Integrated Care Partnership,

1.      What is your self discharge policy?
2.      Can you detain a patient with capacity?
3.      How do you assess capacity?
4.      Can you deny patient transport to a customer self-discharging?
5.      What right do you have to deny patient transport to a customer
self-discharging?
6.      Please publish your organisations view of       Patient Transport?
7.      Is patient Transport a right?
8.      Is patient Transport a service?

Yours faithfully,

Geoff Lovell

-------------------------------------------------------------------

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[11][FOI #1061239 email]

Is [12][Sussex Integrated Care Partnership request email] the wrong address for Freedom of
Information requests to Sussex Integrated Care Partnership? If so, please
contact us using this form:
[13]https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[14]https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

For more detailed guidance on safely disclosing information, read the
latest advice from the ICO:
[15]https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlo...
[16]https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will
be delayed.

If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.

show quoted sections