Trust HQ
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Brockworth
Gloucester
GL3 4AW
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E-mail: freedomofinformation@ghc.nhs.uk Website: www.ghc.nhs.uk
DATE: 08/07/2021
——————- Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 164-2122
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
1. I am writing to request that you provide me with any policy documents or related materials concerning the organisation and running of Associate Hospital Managers Hearings under s.23 of the Mental Health Act 1983 which have been adjusted or created during the course of the on-going Covid-19 pandemic. This might include, for example, policy changes on moves to remote hearings and in relation to so-called ‘paper’ hearings, and policies on facilitating the engagement of patients, Nearest Relatives and others with remote modes of conducting hearings. Please see attached PDF document. Please note, the attached policy has been adjusted for the pandemic.
Should you have any queries in relation to our response in this letter, please do not hesitate to contact me. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:-
– Associate Director of Corporate Governance Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth
GLOUCESTER GL3 4AW
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If you are not content with the outcome of any review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office ICO. for further advice/guidance. Generally, the ICO will not consider your case unless you have exhausted your enquiries with the Trust which should include considering the use of the Trust’s formal complaints procedure. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Officer
On behalf of Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust -Enc MHAM Policy Sept 20
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Hospital Managers Research Project - No email