Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 033-2022
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
1. A copy of this trust’s protocol for exchanging medical information about a service user’s mental health conditions with the police Please see attached as a separate PDF
2. Is there a specific protocol for the trust’s triage scheme? If so, a copy of this document. 3. An outline of, or document describing what training is given to NHS staff surrounding data protection laws? All staff within Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Trust are required to undertake Information Governance and Data Security training on an annual basis. In the main the Trust relies on the e-learning produced at national level by the NHS. The national training follows the guidelines specified by the Core Skills Training Framework. CSTF England Subject Guide v1.0 Oct 20.pdf skillsforhealth.org.uk. 4. How is information about a person’s mental health condition stored by the trust, what is the protocol surrounding this and for how long is it retained? All information in stored in line with the ‘Records Management Code of Practice’
FOI Request
This is a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I would like to request the following information:
A copy of this trust's protocol for exchanging medical information about a service user's mental health conditions with the police
Is there a specific protocol for the trust's triage scheme? If so, a copy of this document.
Moreover:
An outline of, or document describing what training is given to NHS staff surrounding data protection laws?
How is information about a person’s mental health condition stored by the trust, what is the protocol surrounding this and for how long is it retained?
I would also like to clarify that by triage scheme I am referring to the trusts street or telephone triage team which operates with police, if it has one.