Introduction
This Publication Scheme is a complete guide to the information
routinely published by The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust.
It is a description of the information about our Trust which we
make publicly available. We review the Scheme at regular intervals.
to ensure we keep the information up to date. It is important to us
that this Scheme gives you information about our services and how
we perform. The page has been designed so that you can find
information about The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust
easily.
Under Section 19 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the Trust
has a legal duty to adopt and maintain a Publication Scheme for the
publication of The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Acute NHS Trust
information. The purpose of the Act is to promote greater openness
by public authorities, of which The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals
NHS Trust is one.
The Freedom of Information Act does not change the right of
patients to protection of their information in accordance with
Article 8 of the Human Rights Act 1998, the Data Protection Act
1998 and in common law. Maintaining the legal right to patient
confidentiality continues to be an important commitment on our
part. To help with this, we have appointed someone who is called a
Caldicott Guardian, and who has responsibility to ensure the
protection of patient confidentiality throughout the Trust in
accordance with your individual legal rights. The Trust’s Caldicott
Guardian is the Medical Director, Mr Brian Millar.
Rights of Access to
Information
At the present time, in addition to accessing the information
identified in this Publication Scheme, you are entitled to request
information about The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust under
the NHS Openness Code 2003. The Freedom of Information (FOI) Act
2000 puts a legal duty on the Trust to adopt and maintain a
Publication Scheme to tell you what information is available about
the Trust. It also gives you the right to be told whether The Royal
Wolverhampton Hospital NHS Trust holds the information you have
asked about and, if so, to have that information disclosed. If
there is any information that we are not able to provide we will
explain why. More information about the Freedom of Information Act
is available on the Information Commissioner’s web site at:
www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk
Information of a personal
and confidential nature will be excluded as will any other
confidential material. Material relating to the health and safety
of specific individuals, as to law enforcement or criminal or
regulatory enforcement or audit issues under certain circumstances
may also be excluded from publication.
Any information or guidance which cannot be identified
from the Publication Scheme details should generally be obtained
from the:
Publication Scheme
Co-ordinator
Governance & Legal Services
Department
The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust
New Cross Hospital
Wolverhampton
WV10 0QP
Email:rwh-tr.foi@nhs.net
Telephone: 01902 695114
Under the Data Protection Act
1998, you are also entitled to access your clinical records or any
other personal information held about you. To do this
contact:
Data Protection Team
Health Records Department
The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust
New Cross Hospital
Wolverhampton
WV10 0QP
Email: rwh-tr.DataProtectionTeam@nhs.net
Telephone: 01902 695544
Feedback
As the Publication Scheme is for you, whether you are someone who
uses our services, a carer, member of staff or a member of the
public, it is important to us that we receive feedback from you. We
welcome suggestions about how this Scheme and the publications
themselves might be improved. If you need any help in accessing the
documents listed in this Publication Scheme, or have any questions,
comments or complaints about this Scheme, please write to The
Publication Scheme Co-ordinator at the address listed above.