Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 502-2023
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
What is the furthest that a patient under the care of your trust has been sent in miles. for an inappropriate out of area placement in each of the following years, and the name of the receiving provider to which they were sent:
a. 2022
b. 2021
c. 2020
d. 2019
e. 2018?
a. 2022 244 miles Cygnet Appletree
b. 2021 279 miles Cygnet Appletree
c. 2020 227 miles St George Hospital
d. 2019 227 miles St George Hospital
e. 2018 173 miles Cygnet Hospital
FOI Request
I write under the Freedom of Information Act to request the following information:
What is the furthest that a patient under the care of your trust has been sent in miles. for an inappropriate out of area placement in each of the following years, and the name of the receiving provider to which they were sent:
a. 2022
b. 2021
c. 2020
d. 2019
e. 2018?
If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12 of the FOI Act, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how I can refine my request.