Treatment of Non-UK Nationals
Dear Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust,
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information:
• Please provide the total number of patients treated with a non-British national code (i.e not White British, Asian British or Black British etc.) for the last three financial years, or the last years for which you have statistics. Please also provide the total number of patients treated.
• What is the total amount in charges you have issued for treatment given to non-UK nationals for the last three financial years, or the last three years for which you have statistics. What is the amount that you have successfully recovered over the same time period?
• For both questions I would like the figures for each year, not one figure covering all three years.
Yours faithfully,
Liam Porter
Dear Liam,
Thank you for your email requesting information relating to Treatment of Non-UK Nationals
Your request is being processed under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act and will be answered within twenty working days.
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Kind Regards
Freedom of Information / Information Governance
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Walsall Manor Hospital
Tel: 01922 721172 (ext. 5701)
Email: [Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust request email]
Dear Liam,
Your Freedom of Information Request
Reference: 004.24-25
We write further to your Freedom of Information Request submitted with this Trust..
We have reviewed your request and under Section 8(1)(c) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Act) we require more information to understand what information you are requesting so that we can correctly identify and locate it.
Please confirm/clarify the following:
The first part of your request refers to ethnicity codes but mentions the term British which is a nationality. A patient’s nationality can’t be identified from the ethnicity code. Can you please clarify what information you require.
The Trust is not obliged to proceed with your request until the relevant clarifications have been received as per Section 1(3) of the Act.
Your request will be ‘placed on hold’ until this information/clarification has been received and the timeframe of 20 working days to deal with the request in accordance with the Act, will be temporarily stopped, recommencing once the clarification is received.
In accordance with paragraph 2.9 of the Freedom of Information Code of Practice, if no clarification is received within two months from the date of this email, we will proceed to close your request.
Kind Regards,
Rachel Murphy
Freedom of Information Co-ordinator
Extension 5701
Governance Department
Building 20, New Manor Court
Contactable via email or MS Teams
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, Walsall Manor Hospital, Moat Road, Walsall West-Midlands, WS2 9PS.
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