Number of Enquiries to Date: 171
FOI Updates: 15/09/05
Number of Enquiries to Date: 171
Number of Enquiries responded to: 159
Number of Questions:781
Questions Responded to:718
FOI UPDATESFOI #
/Q’s
/Enquiry
/Update
/ 20th Day2005-01 / 4 / IMS – Prescribing info /
Responded 03/02/05
/ 02/02/052005-02 / 7 / H Puttick – MRSA / Responded02/02/05 / 03/02/05
2005-03 / 1 / Fujisawa – new drugs / Responded 20/01/05 / 04/02/05
2005-04 / 8 / F Checker / Responded 26/01/05 / 03/02/05
2005-05 / 1 / BD Maycock – Dentists (2nd letter 05/02/05) /
Responded 28/02/05
Appealed APP-2005-01: Responded 24/03/05
/ 08/02/052005-06 / 1 / IS Ireland – Dentists / Responded– sent to Lorna Ramage @ Practitioner Services, Edinburgh / 12/01/05
2005-07 / 4 / R Evans – Mortality Rates / Responded 10/02/05
Appealed APP-2005-02:Responded 29/03/05 / 11/02/05
2005-08 / 1 / L Morgan – Mental Health /
Responded03/02/05
/ 03/02/052005-09 / 1 / BBC, M Reid – MRSA / Responded 02/02/05 / 16/02/05
2005-10 / 3 / Fracassini – Gunshots / Responded 16/02/05 / 16/02/05
2005-11 / 1 / Fracassini – Consultant’s salaries / Responded17/02/05 / 17/02/05
2005-12 / 3 / J Barrett – waiting times / Responded 08/02/05 / 09/02/05
2005-13 / 5 / IS Ireland - Dentists / Responded 23/02/05
Appealed APP-2005-03:Responded 05/04/05 / 23/02/05
2005-14 / 2 / P&J – Dentists / Responded 25/02/05 / 25/02/05
2005-15 / 1 / Kirsten Gooday – Wheelchairs / Responded21/02/05 / 21/02/05
2005-16 / 1 / D Rennie – 24hr Nursing / Passed back to Moray Council / 28/02/05
2005-17 / 1 / G Mahoney – Dentist records / Responded 01/03/05
Appealed APP-2005-05: Responded 13/04/05
Appealed to SIC / 01/03/05
2005-18 / 3 / P&J – Hospitality Budget, Mr J Robertson / Responded 01/03/05 / 01/03/05
2005-19 / 1 / McIntosh - Wheelchairs / Responded 14/02/05 / 14/02/05
2005-20 / 1 / Sunday Times, Mortality Rates - Fracassini / Responded02/03/05 / 02/03/05
2005-21 / 1 / Complaints about a Dr. – Mr Ian Cumming / Responded 25/02/05 / 03/03/05
2005-22 / 1 / Mortality rates. Peter MacMahon, The Scotsman /
Responded 03/03/05 (e-mail 22/03/05)
/ 08/03/052005-23 / 5 / BBC – Staff Alcohol / Drugs / Responded 04/03/05 / 07/03/05
2005-24 / 8 / David Ewen P&J – Staff #’s / Responded 14/03/05 / 14/03/05
2005-25 / 10 / Murphie - Torphins Birth /
Responded 25/02/05
Appealed APP-2005-04:Responded 13/04/05
/ 25/02/052005-26 / 2 / J Ashton - Cancer drugs SMC / Responded 15/03/05 / 16/03/05
2005-27 / 1 / A Fairhead - Dental waiting list for NHS patients / Responded17/03/05 / 17/03/05
2005-28 / 4 / J Eadie (ABPI) – Drug prioritisation /
Responded 04/03/05
/ 11/03/052005-29 / 1 / W Dean - Aspects of ward detention / Responded 04/03/05
Appealed to SIC / 11/03/05
2005-30 / 11 / M Hill (BBC) – GP Prov. / Responded 17/03/05 (e-mail 17/03/05) / 18/03/05
2005-31 / 3 / Torphins - D Brown / Responded 21/03/05
Appealed APP-2005-08: Responded 21st / 21/03/05
2005-32 / 1 / M McGarry - Research / Responded 21/03/05 / 21/03/05
2005-33 / 3 / K Lang – Knee Treatment / Responded 18/03/05 / 18/03/05
2005-34 / 1 / W Dean – Cornhill minutes /
Responded 04/03/05 (e-mail 21/03/05)
/ 24/03/052005-35 / 2 / L Shearer – AIG Names, Minutes / Responded 24/03/05 / 24/03/05
Cfwd. / 104
2005-36 / 1 / D Brown – Prostin / Responded 24/03/05 / 28/03/05
2005-37 / 4 / D. Ewen - Compensation / Responded 29/03/05 [Info in EE 30/03/05] / 29/03/05
2005-38 / 1 / B Mathieson - Bondronat / Responded 24/03/05 / 24/03/05
2005-39 / 1 / M.J. Riddel – FAI / Responded 04/03/05 / 30/03/05
2005-40 / 1 / A Reynolds – Discharge of Patients (09/02/05) /
Responded24/02/05
/ 09/03/052005-41 / 1 / B. Craig – Names of Board Chair & Sec /
Responded 03/03/05
/ 29/03/052005-42 / 1 / Linda Shearer – Minutes of NHS Premises Group Nov. 03 - Jan 05. / Responded 24/03/05 / 01/04/05
2005-43 / 2 / IT Training Budgets - J.Durning / Responded 05/04/05 / 05/04/05
2005-44 / 6 / D. Ewen (EE) -‘Archie’ Donations and Parking / Responded 12/04/05 / 12/04/05
2005-45 / 2 / Walter Dean (Prof) – discussion notes wanted / Follow up e-mail to R Gibb’s reply on 21/03/05
Meeting with all on 10:00 Fri22/04/05
Appealed to SIC / 12/04/05
2005-46 / 1 / Gavin Catto – cross infection guidelines / Responded 12/04/05 / 12/04/05
2005-47 / 5 / Kate Foster - terminations / Responded 15/04/05 / 15/04/05
2005-48 / 1 / Dr Loudon – allocation of surgical discretionary points / No formal response required.
[For information only.] / 21/03/05
2005-49 / 8 / David Ewen (EE) - re enquiry about MRSA death etc. / Responded 21/04/05 / 21/04/05
2005-50 / 3 / Camillo Fracassini - News Editor Sunday Times Scotland - Complaints received from hospital patients or their families over the past year / Responded 25/04/05 / 25/04/05
2005-51 / 5 / BBC Scotland, Eleanor Bradford - out of hours payments to GPs etc. / Responded 25/04/05 / 25/04/05
2005-52 / 3 / Katrina McClintock Evening Express, re staff about attacks and verbal abuse at work, starting with 2003/4 and going back to 1999/00. / Responded 25/04/05 / 28/04/05
2005-53 / 7 / Prof. ZH Krukowski - waiting times targets / Responded 25/04/05 / 25/04/05
2005-54 / 2 / D Ewen - MRSA Testing Enquiry / Responded 29/04/05 / 29/04/05
2005-55 / 1 / Walter Dean - requesting personal information / Responded / 04/05/05
2005-56 / 4 / J Barrett - waiting lists & waiting time for treatment NHS / Responded 06/05/05 / 06/05/05
2005-57 / 1 / P Kunzlik - copy of ‘Grampian needs assessment Report’ by G O’Hara / Responded 03/05/05 / 04/05/05
2005-58 / 21 / J Robertson (P&J) - 1)MRSA in each of the last five years?
2)Needle sticks injuries in last five years. 3) How many abortions were carried out by your staff the last five years? / Responded 12/5/05 / 11/05/05
TOTALS / 186
cwfd / 186
2005-59 / 5 / Nerys Hairon - Comprehensive details of each GMS and PMS GP practice's performance against the quality and outcomes framework etc. / Responded 12/5/05 / 12/05/05
2005-60 / 1 / Mr R Gray - Details of the number of operations carried where healthy limbs were removed following an elective choice by the patient. / Responded 11/5/05 / 11/05/05
2005-61 / 5 / Tim Wood (NG) - MRSA info at your trust during the last five years. / Closed / 16/05/95
2005-62 / 4 / Mr R Gray - 1) Number of staff found to test positive for MRSA bacteria; 2) Number of staff to have developed an infection from MRSA bacteria; 3)Number of days staff absent from work due to MRSA infection. / Responded 20/5/05 / 18/05/05
2005-63 / 4 / J Robertson (P&J) - 1) sample menus of food served in your hospitals? 2) Samples of menus for children's wards and the various adult wards? 3) Samples from any children's homes that come under your control? 4) The cost per head allocated for these meals? / Responded 12/5/05 / 20/05/05
2005-64 / 6 / J Robertson (P&J) - 1) What is the longest wait ever experienced by an individual for any hospital procedure.2) How long is the current wait being experienced? 3) What treatment has the longest current waiting time? 4) What treatment has the shortest current waiting time?
5) What are the 10 largest private donations ever received by the trust? 6) Can I have the amount, when it was donated and what it has been spent on? / Responded 1/06/05 / 01/06/05
2005-65 / 3 / D Ewen(EE) - 1) How many locums were used to provide general practice cover in Grampian in the year 2004? 2) Where did they come from, what costs were associated with their services, their travel and their stay?3) Can you provide copies of any documentation relating to Q1 and Q2? / Responded 1/06/05 / 01/06/05
2005-66 / 1 / R. Gray -The two most recent Health and Food Safety Inspection reports for each hospital kitchen. / Responded 1/06/05 / 02/06/05
TOTAL / 215
cwfd / 215
2005-67 / 2 / H. Puttick. (H) 1) waiting times for Scot Exec by NOSCAN. 2) proportion of cancer patients urgently referred to hospital by GP waiting more than 2 months for treatment / Responded 10/06/05 / 13/6/05
2005-68 / 5 / J. Shamash (GP) – Enhanced Services / Responded 10/06/05 / 15/6/05
2005-69 / 1 / C. Fracassini (ST) 1) hygiene reports for all hosp kitchens. / Responded 10/06/05 / 16/6/05
2005-70 / 2 / J. McFarlane (SNP) 1) No &% of dentists in NHSG who have stopped taking NHS patients since ’99. 2) No &% of dentists in NHSG who accept NHS patients. / Responded 10/06/05 / 17/6/05
2005-71 / 7 / Brian Adam(MSP) – Dental Practices gone private/ still taking NHS patients? / Responded 21/06/05 / 21/06/05
2005-72 / 1 / Sue Leonard (ST) - Waiting list initiatives -£ given to surgeons. / Responded 21/06/05 / 24/06/05
2005-73 / 1 / Sue Leonard (ST) - Doctors- Suspensions- Drink related / Responded 21/06/05 / 24/06/05
2005-74 / 7 / G. Mathews – Dentists & Payment from NHS / Responded 04/06/05 / 24/06/05
2005-75 / 3 / J. Robertson(P&J) – Cosmetic Surgery & IVF / Requesting further clarification on questions
1/06/05
Sent part response (closing 27/09/05) / 27/06/05
2005-76 / 4 / M. Aitken (MoS) – hospital car parks & charges / Responded 28/06/05 / 28/06/05
2005-77 / 5 / S. Leonard (ST) – Salaries / Responded 29/06/05 / 29/06/05
2005-78 / 6 / M. Manning – Contracts, Maintenance agreements, Standing Orders / Responded 05/06/05 / 28/06/05
2005-79 / 1 / J. Robertson (P&J) – Hospital meals thrown out “untouched” in each past 5 years / Responded 1/07/05 / 1/07/05
2005-80 / 16 / A. Campbell-Emails, tenders, Board members, security / Responded 30/06/05 / 30/06/05
2005-81 / 3 / D. Ewen (EE) – locums / Responded 30/06/05 / 8/07/05
2005-82 / 1 / E.M.Watson – personal reports / Responded 05/06/05 / 5/07/05
2005-83 / 4 / R. Gray – Diagnostic & Imaging Equipt/Machinery / Responded 6/06/05 / 6/07/05
2005-84 / 7 / D. Ewen(EE) – GP’S/ G-Med / Responded 11/07/05 / 11/07/05
2005-85 / 7 / J. Robertson (P&J) –1) Aberdeen Children’s Hospital – cost / Snags 2) Staff disciplined for drink/drugs / Responded 11/07/05 / 11/07/05
2005-86 / 2 / J. Robertson – police costs / Responded 12/07/05 / 12/07/05
2005-87 / 4 / J. Kerr – IT department / Responded 11/07/05 / 12/07/05
2005-88 / 28 / J. Robertson (P&J) – Mortuary / Responded 20/07/05 / 18/7/05
cwfd / 332
2005-89 / 14 / J. Robertson (P&J) – Mixed / Responded 18/07/05 / 18/7/05
2005-90 / 6 / J. Robertson (P&J) – Mixed / Responded 18/07/05 / 18/7/05
2005-91 / 1 / N. Mackay (SH) – Depo-Provera / Responded 18/07/05 / 18/7/05
2005-92 / 11 / K. McClintock (EE) – Attacks/Abuse on staff / Responded 18/07/05 / 18/7/05
2005-93 / 2 / J. Robertson (P&J) – Complaints enquiry / Responded 18/07/05 / 18/7/05
2005-94 / 4 / J. Robertson (P&J) – Methadone enquiry / Responded 19/07/05 / 19/7/05
2005-95 / 1 / Dr Strachan – DHA / Responded 20/07/05 / 20/7/05
2005-96 / 9 / R. Gray ( Freelance) – Clinical Trials / Responded 21/07/05 / 21/7/05
2005-97 / 1 / S. Lenoard (ST) – Heart Surgery Enquiry / Responded 21/07/05 / 21/7/05
2005-98 / - / NHSG & Scot Exec correspondence - / ______
2005-99 / - / S.Leonard - Financial Info / ------
2005-100 / 3 / Dr Spence – Register of conflicts of interests, money/money in kind paid to NHSG, Copies of policies re: pharmaceutical Co’s / Responded 26/07/05 / 26/07/05
2005-101 / 2 / S.Johnson (AJL) Mortality Rates / Responded 02/08/05 / 02/08/05
2005-102 / 17 / ICT Expenditure / Responded 2/08/05 / 2/08/05
2005-103 / 4 / R. Lochhead (MSP) AMC Info / Responded 28/07/05 / 28/07/05
2005-104 / 2 / Minutes of meetings (GP Practice) / Responded 9/08/05 / 9/08/05
2005-105 / 4 / Publishing dates / CORPORATE COMS DEALING WITH / ------
2005-106 / 6 / K. McClintock (EE)Baby / Neonatal / Responded 16/08/05 / 16/08/05
2005-107 / 4 / J. Robertson (P&J) Rented Medical Equipment / Responded 17/08/05 / 17/08/05
2005-108 / 3 / R. Gray (ScoS) Drink/Drugs disciplines / Responded / 18/08/05
2005-109 / 1 / R. Gray (ScoS) Obese Patients / Responded / 18/-8/05
2005-110 / 5 / J. Robertson (P&J) Methadone GP’s / Responded / 19/08/05
2005-111 / 4 / Financial questions / Responded / 22/08/005
2005-112 / 3 / R. Gray – Bariatic Surgery / Responded / 29/08/05
2005-113 / 4 / Information Commissioner / Responded / 22/08/05
2005-114 / 1 / Mrs McAurthur / Responded / 24/08/05
2005-115 / 3 / R. Gray – Diagnostic Equipment / Responded / 31/08/05
2005-116 / 4 / R. Gray - Compensation / Responded / 1/09/05
2005-117 / 6 / R. Gray – Chips / Responded / 1/09/05
2005-118 / 3 / Negligence / Responded / 2/09/05
BBF / 460
2005-119 / 3 / Mrs Wibberley / Responded / 2/09/05
2005-120 / 16 / A. Marinho – Urine samples / Responded / 16/08/05
2005-121 / 2 / S.Johnson – Mortality rates (EXTRA) / Responded / 5/09/05
2005-122 / 2 / R. McQuigg MSP Letters/Meetings / Responded / 5/09/05
2005-123 / 14 / D.Ewen (EE) Nurse Enquiry / Part responded / 13/09/05
2005-124 / 3 / R. Gray (Sc on Sun) <18’s and Alcohol / “ “ / 16/09/05
2005-125 / 18 / Sodexho: Catering/ porter/ Cleaning / Responded / 20/09/05
2005-126 / 4 / J. Mackay – Personal / Responded / 21/09/05
2005-127 / 5 / R. Fletcher – Patient Line / Responded / 21/09/05
2005-128 / 3 / D Ewen – House officers / Responded / 28/09/05
2005-129 / 1 / Dispensary Info / Responded / 30/09/05
2005-130 / 17 / Baby Info / Responded / 3/10/05
2005-131 / 4 / Lochhead (MSP) Missed Appointments / Responded / 27/09/05
2005-132 / 3 / Stefan Cross – Non Medical Doctors post / Responded / 4/10/05
2005-133 / 2 / G Watt – cost of Fraserburgh maternity hospital / Responded / 3/10/05
2005-134 / 3 / R Gray – IVF / Responded / 4/10/05
2005-135 / 1 / R Gray ASC / Responded / 4/10/05
2005-136 / 3 / R. Gray – Breast Cancer / Responded / 13/10/05
2005-137 / 11 / D. Ewen – Private Consultants / Responded / 17/10/05
2005-138 / 3 / C. Loney – Clinical Waste / Responded / 19/10/05
2005-139 / 1 / D. Ewen - Financial Strategy / Responded / 19/10/05
2005-140 / - / Private Hospitals / CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS / ------
2005-141 / 5 / R. Gray – Accidents ( MRI/ CT Scanners) / Responded / 25/10/05
2005-142 / 3 / R. McQuigg – Cleaners / Responded / 27/10/05
2005-143 / 8 / D. Ewen – Grants Dentists / Responded / 27/10/05
2005-144 / 1 / Dr McFarlane – A&E Accidents / Responded / 27/10/05
2005-145 / 1 / J. Letham – Travelling Inoculations / Responded / 28/10/05
2005-146 / 1 / Councillor Tait – Gmed Complaints / Responded / 24/10/05
2005-147 / 1 / C. Farquhar – Subject Access Request / SUBJECT ACCESS / 31/10/05
2005-148 / 2 / H. Marney – Locum Costs / Responded / 2/11/05
2005-149 / 2 / G. Watt – Peterhead Maternity / Responded / 3/11/05
2005-150 / 4 / A. Kenyon – Waiting Times / Responded / 9/11/05
2005-151 / 50 / P. Westmoreland – Individual Dentist / Late / 4/11/05
2005-152 / 2 / D. Ewen – NHS 24 Home Visits / Requested / 9/11/05
2005-153 / 12 / R. Gray – Board Officials / Requested / 11/11/05
2005-154 / 2 / M. MacLeod – Incidents of Violence / Requested / 14/11/05
2005-155 / 8 / S. Johnson – Treatment /Outwith NHSG / Requested / 16/11/05
TOTAL / 681
BBF / 681
2005-156 / 6 / E.A.C Thomson – Fundoplication surgery / Requested / 14/11/05
2005-157 / 7 / S. Johnson – Treatment/ Private / Requested / 14/11/05
2005-158 / 6 / S. Johnson - <18’s Children Drugs / Requested / 14/11/05
2005-159 / 6 / N. Crawford – Knife Crimes / Requested / 16/11/05
2005-160 / 2 / R. McQuigg – Dr Suspensions / Requested / 28/11/05
2005-161 / Mr Dow – / Requested
2005-162 / 10 / Mrs Moira Reid – Children with Diabetes / Requested / 29/11/05
2005-163 / 3 / R. Gray - <16’s Anti Depressants / Requested / 30/11/05
2005-164 / 2 / R. Lochhead – Consultants / Requested / 23/11/05
2005-165 / 1 / R. Lochhead – Arbuthnott Formula / Requested / 28/11/05
2005-166 / 5 / R. Gray – Patient Safety Incidents / Requested / 2/12/05
2005-167 / 3 / D. Ewen – Expenses / Requested / 6/12/05
2005-168 / G. Clark – Funding Information / Requested / 1/12/05
2005-169 / 5 / V. Fry- NHSG Annual reports / 7/12/05
2005-170 / 41 / Kablenet – IT Budget info / 13/12/05
2005-171 / 3 / R. Hurley – DR personal info / 13/12/05
781
Late responses = 5
Press = 88
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