Social Networking

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Dear Royal Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust,

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am seeking access to any held information which addresses the following points:-
1. Whether staff are entitled to access Social Networking sites (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc…) via the organisations network. If so, which sites?
2. If so, what are the acceptable usage terms (i.e. time spent per day)?
3. Any guidelines which set other standards or good practice in relation to the use of Social Networking sites.
4. Any documents which detail the benefits of marketing the organisation via Social Networking sites.
5. Any guidelines issued to staff in relation to their home use of Social Networking sites.
6. A).How many staff have been disciplined in relation to inappropriate use (including excessive usage) of Social Networking sites?
B). Did the incident take place on the organisations’ premises or was the incident related to private/domestic use?
C). Brief details of the incident in question.
7. Has your organisation made any requests to any Social Networking sites to remove any inappropriate material in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010? If so, how many and what was the nature of the posting?
8. Does your organisation hold a list of inappropriate words or phrases, which are automatically filtered out for any Social Networking postings? If so, please can I be supplied with a copy?
9. How much has your organisation spent on consultancy fees relating to setting up and the maintenance of Social Networking sites in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010?
10. Do you have any staff resources dedicated to Social Networking? If so, how many FTE posts?

Yours faithfully,

Robert Holmes

Davies Eileen, Royal Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Mr Holmes

Thank you for the request you have made under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000 for information you believe may be held by this Trust.

Your request was received by the Freedom of Information Department on the
8th September 2010. The Trust is required to provide a response within 20
working days which is the 6th October and every effort will be made to
meet this deadline.

However if an exemption applies to any of the information you have
requested, the statutory period may be extended in accordance with the
provisions of the Act. You will be notified in writing if this is the
case.

If you have any queries or concerns please do not hesitate to contact this
department.

Yours sincerely

Eileen Davies

Freedom of Information Co-ordinator

Royal Bolton Hospital

Tel. 01204 390390 ext 4063

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Davies Eileen, Royal Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Mr Holmes

With reference to your request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000, I am pleased to provide the following response

1. Access is not currently allowed from Trust PC's. However a group
has been set up to look at forming a policy but has not yet met.

2. Not applicable

3. No

4. No

5. No

6.A 1
B Domestic use
C A message brought the organisation and individual members of staff
into disrepute

7. No

8. No

9. Nothing

10. No

If you have any queries or concerns please do not hesitate to contact the
Freedom of Information Department. It would be helpful to quote the above
reference number in any future communication.

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision,
you should write to The Chief Executive, Royal Bolton Hospital NHS
Foundation Trust, The Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth,
Bolton. BL4 0JR.

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner. Generally the Information
Commissioner cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the
complaints procedure provided by Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust. The
Information Commissioner can be contacted at The Information
Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire. SK9
5AF.

Please also accept my apologies for the delay in sending this response

Yours sincerely

Eileen Davies

Freedom of Information Co-ordinator.

Royal Bolton Hospital

Tel 01204 390390 ext 4063

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