Freedom of Information Act
Every public authority subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI) is required to adopt and maintain a publication scheme. Publication schemes detail:
- What information is available
- How to gain access to information
- The format in which the information is published
- If there is a charge for receiving that information
The aim of the Act is to create a climate of openness in public services and to inform people how public authorities make their operational decisions and how public money is used. Many of our publications are available online from this section of the website. This is the latest Publication Scheme for Bradford District Care Trust.
The Trust has established a procedure for dealing with requests for information under the Act. Information on how to make a request is explained in the Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Access to Information Leaflet To find out more about the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and publication schemes, visit the Information Commissioner's Office online.
For any matters relating to FOI requests, the publication scheme, or queries about any information mentioned on the FOI pages, contact: foi.requests@bdct.nhs.uk
Publication Scheme
A: Who we are and what we do
- How we fit into the NHS structure
- Organisational structure:
- Lists of and information relating to organisations with which the authority works in partnership
- Senior staff and management board members
- Location and contact details for all public-facing departments
B: What we spend and how we spend it
- Annual statement of accounts
- Budgets and variance reports
- Documents/monitoring and reporting
- Financial audit reports
- Standing financial instructions
- Capital programme
- Staff and Board members’ allowances and expenses
- Staff pay and grading structures
- Funding (including endowment funds)
- Procurement and tendering procedures
- Details of contracts currently being tendered
- List and value of contracts awarded and their value
C: What are our priorities and how are we doing
- Annual Report
- Annual business plan
- Targets, Aims and Objectives
- Strategic Direction document (5 year plan)
- Performance against targets (KPI)/performance framework
- Clinical governance
- Healthcare Commission – Annual check
- Audit reports
- Service User Surveys
D: How we make decisions
- Board papers – agenda, supporting papers and minutes
- Our policy section is currently being updated. If you require information on any of our policies you can contact The Information Governance and Security Management Team on 01274 228162 or email foi.requests@bdct.nhs.uk If you are a member of staff, further information on all our policies is availabe on the Trust intranet.
- Patient and public involvement strategy (PPI)
- Our policy section is currently being updated. If you require information on any of our policies you can contact The Information Governance and Security Management Team on 01274 228162 or email foi.requests@bdct.nhs.uk If you are a member of staff, further information on all our policies is availabe on the Trust intranet.
- Public consoltations (for example, concerning closures/variations of services).
- Our policy section is currently being updated. If you require information on any of our policies you can contact The Information Governance and Security Management Team on 01274 228162 or email foi.requests@bdct.nhs.uk If you are a member of staff, further information on all our policies is availabe on the Trust intranet.
- Internal communications guidance and criteria used for decision making i.e. process systems and key personnel
- Our policy section is currently being updated. If you require information on any of our policies you can contact The Information Governance and Security Management Team on 01274 228162 or email foi.requests@bdct.nhs.uk If you are a member of staff, further information on all our policies is availabe on the Trust intranet.
E: Our policies and procedures
- Policies and procedures relating to the conduct of business and the provision of services
- Our policy section is currently being updated. If you require information on any of our policies you can contact The Information Governance and Security Management Team on 01274 228162 or email foi.requests@bdct.nhs.uk If you are a member of staff, further information on all our policies is availabe on the Trust intranet.
- Policies and procedures relating to human resources (including Race, Disability, Age and Gender, Equal Opportunities)
- Our policy section is currently being updated. If you require information on any of our policies you can contact The Information Governance and Security Management Team on 01274 228162 or email foi.requests@bdct.nhs.uk If you are a member of staff, further information on all our policies is availabe on the Trust intranet.
- Policies and procedures relating to recruitment and employment
- Our policy section is currently being updated. If you require information on any of our policies you can contact The Information Governance and Security Management Team on 01274 228162 or email foi.requests@bdct.nhs.uk If you are a member of staff, further information on all our policies is availabe on the Trust intranet.
- Standing financial procedures
- Standing orders
- Our policy section is currently being updated. If you require information on any of our policies you can contact The Information Governance and Security Management Team on 01274 228162 or emailfoi.requests@bdct.nhs.uk If you are a member of staff, further information on all our policies is availabe on the Trust intranet.
- Complaints and other customer service policies and procedures
- Data protection / information governance / Caldicott Guardian
- Our policy section is currently being updated. If you require information on any of our policies you can contact The Information Governance and Security Management Team on 01274 228162 or email foi.requests@bdct.nhs.uk If you are a member of staff, further information on all our policies is availabe on the Trust intranet.
- Estate management
- Our policy section is currently being updated. If you require information on any of our policies you can contact The Information Governance and Security Management Team on 01274 228162 or email foi.requests@bdct.nhs.uk If you are a member of staff, further information on all our policies is availabe on the Trust intranet.
- Charging regimes and policies
- Our policy section is currently being updated. If you require information on any of our policies you can contact The Information Governance and Security Management Team on 01274 228162 or email foi.requests@bdct.nhs.uk If you are a member of staff, further information on all our policies is availabe on the Trust intranet.
F: List and registers
- Any information we are currently legally required to hold in publicly available registers
- List of main contractors / suppliers
- Assets registers and Information Asset Register
- Any register of interests kept in the authority
- Register of Gifts and Hospitality provided to Board members and senior personnel
- Disclosure Log
G: The services we offer
- Clinical services provided and/or commissioned
- Non-clinical services
- Services for which the authority is entitled to recover a fee together with those fees
- Patient information leaflets and other booklets and newsletters
- currently under development hopefully available February 2009
- PALS
- Advice and guidance
- home page only
- Corporate communications & media releases
H: External Links
- National
- Local