Sharing patient details with third parties

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Dear Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust,

I would like to please issue the following FOI request. If the request exceeds the allocated time limit or cost, please can you provide as much information as possible, prioritising the top request:
· Has your NHS Trust shared the contact details of any patients involved in road traffic accidents (following the patient’s consent) with a third party (e.g. claims management companies/personal injury lawyers) in the last 3 years? Please provide the information by year i.e. 2010, 2011 and 2012

· If so, how many patients’ details were passed over to these third parties during this period? Again, can you please breakdown the information by year i.e. 2010, 2011 and 2012

· How much money did your NHS trust receive from these third parties for this information? Please breakdown the information by year i.e. 2010, 2011 and 2012

· Can you provide details of the three hospitals which generated the most income from third parties (e.g. claims management companies/personal injury lawyers) in the last 3 years? Please breakdown the information by year i.e. 2010, 2011 and 2012

Yours faithfully,

Henry Warrington

Frost, Nicky,

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Dear Mr Warrington

I am writing in respect of your recent enquiry for information held by Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. We have now processed your request, please find below our response.

If you have any further queries or concerns then please do not hesitate to contact us.

Nicola Frost
Freedom of Information Co-ordinator
Governance Unit I 1st Floor I Education Centre

Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Prittlewell Chase I Westcliff-on-Sea I Essex I SS0 0RY
Tel: 01702 435555 ext 6455 I Email: [email address]

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