The Freedom of Information Act 2000 allows public access to information held by public authorities.
Under the terms of the Act the Trust has two main obligations:
- To maintain a publication scheme, outlining the information which is routinely published by the Trust
- To respond to requests for information from members of the public
Our Disclosure Log is a mixture of past Freedom of Information request responses and regularly published information. We aim to routinely publish information as part of our commitment to being open and honest.
Please see below for information that may be of interest to you. If you wish to request information that is not already published you can do so by making a Freedom of Information request.
To make a Freedom of Information request please email our Freedom of Information team; FOI@jpaget.nhs.uk
Please be aware that requests submitted may be made available (without personal details) on the website as part of our Disclosure Log.
Please note that this page is regularly updated with responses.
- The Act covers most recorded information held by the Trust and is designed to increase transparency within public authorities such as the NHS.
- Members of the public should be able to access and request information which is created and held by the Trust unless there is good reason to keep it private.
- It requires the Trust to be open by publishing and making information available related to our services and organisation if it is of public interest and safe to disclose.
- Patients continue to have a right to confidentiality
- There are certain types of data which are exempt from being disclosed by the Trust through the Freedom of Information Act, for example, personal data. Anyone wishing to gain access to personal data that the Trust holds about them can make a Subject Access Request - please follow the link below for more information.
- If other information is withheld we will advise you of the reasons as to why.
- The Trust claims the right not to divulge any information regarding its cyber-security, referencing sections 31(1)(a) and 31(3) of the Freedom of Information Act. The full wording of section 31 can be found here: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/31 Confirming or denying the type of information requested in Cyber Security FOI’s would be likely to prejudice the prevention of cybercrime, and this is not in the public interest.
Publication scheme
The Trust’s Publication Scheme is represented below and is a guide to the information which is routinely published by the James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (JPUH).
Material which is published on our website is provided free of charge however there may be charges for hard copies.
We review the scheme at regular intervals and monitor how it is operating. It is important to us that the scheme meets your needs; it is designed to increase transparency of what we do, what we spend, our priorities and decisions.