Structure
Dear Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust,
Please can you provide the below information in relation to your structure and how you work from an Information Rights/Governance and Data Protection Point of view:
• Information Governance and Data Protection:
1. How many FTE positions do you have that are responsible for:
1a. Investigating data protection incidents
1b. Liaising with the ICO
1c. Conducting IG audits
1e. Ensuring the trust is compliant with IG training
1f. Ensuring the IG toolkit is completed
2. What band are they?
3. Which department in your Trust do they sit under?
In addition, I would also like the below answered:
• FOI:
1. How many full time equivalent (FTE) positions do you have working on FOI requests?
2. What band are they?
3. Are they responsible for any people management?
4. Which department do they sit under in your Trust?
• Subject Access Request:
1. How many FTE positions do you have working on Subject Access requests?
2. What band are they?
3. Are they responsible for any people management?
4. Which department do they sit under in your Trust?
• Archiving:
1. How many FTE positions do you have that are responsible for your current or historic archiving?
2. What band are they?
3. Which department in your Trust is responsible for your archiving contract?
If you do not have time to answer all questions in one go, please can you ensure that the Information Governance/Data Protection ones are answered as a priority.
Yours faithfully,
Sarah Watt
Thank you for your Freedom of information request.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is committed to the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
However, the NHS is facing unprecedented challenges relating to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic at the current time. Understandably, our resources have been diverted to support our front-line colleagues who are working tremendously hard to provide care for our patients, and to those in need of our services.
We strive to be transparent and to work with an open culture. But at this time, whilst care of our patients and the safety of our staff takes precedent, it is likely that responses to some requests for information will be delayed. We apologise for this position in advance, and will endeavour to provide you with as much information as we can, as soon as we are able.
If you could withdraw your request and resubmit it at a later date please advise us by replying to this email. This would be appreciated at this time as we are in the middle of a pandemic.
The Information Commissioners Office has recognised the current situation in the NHS.
Kind regards
Tina Kellow
Freedom of Information Officer/Executive Assistant
Please note I do not work on Wednesday
Good afternoon
We have not received a response from you as to whether you would please consider withdrawing your FOI at this time and resubmitting it at a later date once the pandemic is under control. This would be appreciated as many of our staff have been redeployed to the frontline to assist colleagues with patient care.
We await your response.
Thank you
Tina Kellow (BA)
Freedom of Information Officer/Executive Assistant
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Tina Kellow
Freedom of Information Officer/Executive Assistant
Please note I do not work on Wednesday
Good morning
We still await your response as to whether you wish us to continue with this FOI or if you are willing to wait until after the pandemic. If we do not hear from you by 21 August 2020 we will close this FOI and you are welcome to resubmit it when the pandemic crisis has stabilised.
Kind regards
Tina Kellow (BA)
Freedom of Information Officer/Executive Assistant
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Please note I do not work on Wednesday
Dear FOI BHT - Berkshire Healthcare NHS Trust,
Yes please - I do require the information.
Yours sincerely,
Sarah Watt
Please find attached our response to your FOI request.
Kind Regards
Tina Kellow
Freedom of Information Officer/Executive Assistant
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Please note I work part time and do not work on Wednesday
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